Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:31
It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad [is] not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
31. with us] These words, which are not in the Heb., are added in the Sam., LXX, and Pesh. versions as essential to the meaning.
with sorrow ] i.e. “with grief,” as in Gen 42:38; not “with evil,” as in Gen 44:29.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad [is] not [with us], that he will die,…. As soon as ever he sees us, without asking any question and observes that Benjamin is missing he will conclude at once that he is dead, which will so seize his spirits, that he will expire immediately:
and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant, our father, with sorrow to the grave; as he said would be the case,
Ge 44:29; and which would be very afflicting to his sons to be the cause of it, and could not be thought of without the utmost uneasiness and distress.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Gen 44:31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad [is] not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
Ver. 31. That he will die. ] For, so great is the love, a
“ Corporibus binis spiritus unus inest. ”
a Propter impensum amorem.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
with us. Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and Syriac have the words in the text.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
when he: 1Sa 4:17, 1Sa 4:18, 2Co 7:10, 1Th 4:13
servants shall: Gen 44:29, Gen 37:26, Gen 37:27, Gen 37:35, 1Sa 22:22
grave: Gen 44:29, Gen 37:35
Reciprocal: Gen 42:38 – bring Gen 44:30 – When I 1Ki 2:9 – his Ecc 12:5 – the almond