Bible Commentary

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die. 22. And we said, &c.] The substance of this verse expresses more than Gen 42:20 (E). The expostulation here mentioned is not there recorded. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:22”

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 21. that I may upon him ] The phrase probably means something more than merely seeing Benjamin. It may indicate favourable protection, as in Psa 33:18; Psa 34:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:21”

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 20. a child of his old age ] Cf. Gen 37:3, where the words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:20”

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 19. My lord asked ] Cf. Gen 43:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges My lord asked his servants,…. The first time they came down to Egypt to buy corn; he puts him in mind of what passed between them … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:19”

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art] even as Pharaoh. 18. Then Judah ] The prominence of Judah has been noticeable in Gen 43:3; Gen 43:8 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:18”

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: [but] the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 17. God forbid ] As Gen 44:7. Joseph deprecates Judah’s proposal, and insists on the milder sentence already … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:17”

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we [are] my lord’s servants, both we, and [he] also with whom the cup is found. 16. God hath found out ] Judah confesses the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:16”

And Joseph said unto them, What deed [is] this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? 15. such a man as I ] The Grand Vizier, second only to Pharaoh (see Gen 44:18), married into the family of the Priest of On, and one “in whom … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:15”

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he [was] yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 14. he was yet there ] Joseph had not yet left his official dwelling. fell before him ] The third and last fulfilment of the dreams (Gen 37:7; Gen 37:9-10). See Gen 44:16. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:14”

Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 13. rent their clothes ] See Gen 37:29. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Being afraid and ashamed to go to their father without Benjamin, concerning whom they had received so severe a charge, and made such … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:13”