Bible Commentary

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save much people alive. 20. meant ] i.e. devised or purposed. Joseph here, as in Gen 45:7, points to the Divine purpose behind the petty schemes and wrong-doings of men. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:20”

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for [am] I in the place of God? 19. am I in the place of God ] i.e. “am I the person to punish for wrongdoing? God alone knows the hearts.” LXX mistakes the meaning, = “for do I belong to God”; Lat. num Dei possumus resistere voluntati. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:19”

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants. 18. his brethren also went ] These words agree with the sending of a message ( Gen 50:16), but hardly with the words of Gen 50:17, “when they spake unto him.” fell down ] A final … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:18”

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him. 17. the God of thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:17”

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 16. sent a message ] Lit. “charged” (Lat. mandaverunt), the same word as in Gen 49:29, in the sense of “commissioned,” persons to go to Joseph. LXX and Syr. Pesh. follow a different reading, “they drew near unto.” Perhaps … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:16”

And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 14 21. Joseph and his Brethren 15. It may be hate us ] Lit. “supposing Joseph were to hate us.” LXX . Joseph’s brethren fear … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:15”

And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. And Joseph returned into Egypt,…. As he promised he would, Ge 50:5 he and his brethren; the eleven sons of Jacob; for though they had not made the same … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:14”

For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burial place of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan,…. That is, they took care … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:13”

And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: Verse 12. And his sons did unto him] This and the thirteenth verse have been supposed by Mr. Locke and others to belong to the conclusion of the preceding chapter, in which connection they certainly read more consistently than they do here. Fuente: Adam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:12”

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This [is] a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which [is] beyond Jordan. 11. Abel-mizraim ] This was popularly rendered “Egypt mourns,” cf. LXX ; Lat. planctus Egypti, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 50:11”