1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin.
15 Joseph entertains his brethren.
19 They discover their fears to the steward.
26 Joseph makes them a feast.

18:13 41:54-57 42:5 Ec 9:1,2 La 5:10 Ac 7:11-13

2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

4,20 42:1,2 Pr 15:16 16:18 31:16 1Ti 5:8 6:6-8

3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

man. 42:15-20,33,34 44:23

did solemnly protest. Heb. protesting, protested. Ac 7:34

see my face. 5 2Sa 3:13 14:24,28,32 Ac 20:25,38

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

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5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

will not. 42:38 44:26 Ex 20:12

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

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7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

asked us straitly. Heb. asking asked us. 3

tenor. Heb. mouth.
could we certainly know. Heb. knowing could we know. 3

8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

lad with me. 42:38 44:26 Ex 20:12

that we. 42:2 De 33:6 2Ki 7:4,13 Ps 118:17

also our. 45:19 50:8,21 Nu 14:31 Ezr 8:21

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

will be. 42:37 44:32,33 1Ki 1:21 Job 17:3 Ps 119:122 Phm 1:18,19 Heb 7:22

of my hand. 9:5 31:39 Eze 3:18,20 33:6,8 Lu 11:50

10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

19:16

this second time. or, twice by this.

11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

If it must be. 14 Es 4:16 Ac 21:14

carry down. 32:13-21 33:10 37:25 De 33:14 1Sa 9:7 25:27 1Ki 4:21 10:25 1Ki 15:19 2Ki 8:8 16:8 20:12 Ps 68:29 72:10 76:11 Pr 17:18 Pr 18:16 19:6 21:14 Eze 27:15

a little balm. 37:25 Jer 8:22 Eze 27:15

balm. For an explanation of the words {tzori, nechoth,} and {lot,} here rendered respectively balm, spices, and myrrh, see on ch. 37:25.

{Devash,} honey, is supposed by some not to have been that produced by bees, but a syrup produced from ripe dates. The Jewish doctors observe, that the word in 2Ch 31:5 signifies dates; and the Arabians, at this day, call the choicest dates preserved with butter, {dabous}, and the honey obtained from them, {dibs or dabs.} {Benanim,} nuts signifies pistachio nuts, the finest thing found in Syria; but, according to the others, a small nut, the produce of a species of the turpentine tree. {Shekaidim} is certainly almonds.

honey. Le 20:24

spices. 1Ki 10:15 So 4:10,14-16 5:1 8:14

12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

double. Ro 12:17 13:8 2Co 8:21 Php 4:8 1Th 4:6 5:21 Heb 13:8

mouth. 42:25,35

13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

And God. 17:1 22:14 32:11-28 39:21 Ezr 7:27 Ne 1:11 Es 4:16 Ps 37:5-7 Ps 85:7 100:5 119:41 Pr 1:1 16:7 21:1 Isa 49:13 Lu 1:50 Ac 7:10 21:14 1Ti 1:2,16 Tit 1:4 2Jo 1:3

If I be, etc. or, and I, as I have been. Es 4:16 See for additional references Ge 43:11

15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

the ruler. 43:19 15:2 24:2-10 39:4,5 44:1

slay. Heb. kill a killing. 21:8 26:30 31:54 1Sa 25:11

{Tevoch taivach,} slay a slaying, or make a great slaughter: let preparations be made for a great feast or entertainment. See a similar form of speech in ch. 31:54.

1Sa 25:11 Pr 9:2

dine with. Heb. eat.

17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

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18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

the men. 42:21,28,35 Jud 13:22 Job 15:21 Ps 53:5 73:16 Isa 7:2 Mt 14:26 14:27 Mr 6:16

seek occasion against us. Heb. Roll himself upon us. De 22:14,17 Jud 14:4 Job 30:14 Ro 7:8

19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

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20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

we came indeed down. Heb. coming down we came down. 43:3,7 42:3,10,27,35

21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

we came. 42:27-35

we have. 43:12 Ro 12:17 13:8 Heb 13:5,18 1Pe 2:12 3:16

22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

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23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

Peace. Jud 6:23 19:20 1Sa 25:6 1Ch 12:18 Ezr 4:17 Lu 10:5 24:36 Joh 14:27 20:19,21,26

I had your money. Heb. your money came to me. {Caspechem ba ailai}, your money comes to me: as I am the steward, the cash for the corn belongs to me. Ye have no occasion to be apprehensive of any evil; the whole transaction is between myself and you; receive therefore the money as a present from the God of your father, no matter whose hands he employs to convey it.

Simeon. 43:14 42:24,36

24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

18:4 19:2 24:32 Lu 7:44 Joh 13:4-17

25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

43:11,16

26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

bowed. 43:28 27:29 37:7-10,19,20 42:6 Ps 72:9 Ro 14:11 Php 2:10,11

27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

welfare. Heb. peace. 37:14 41:16 Ex 18:7 Jud 18:15 1Sa 17:22 25:5 1Ch 18:10

Is your father well. Heb. Is there peace to your father?
the old. 42:11,13

28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

bowed. 43:26 37:7,9,10

made obeisance. Ex 18:7 2Sa 1:2 14:4 1Ki 1:16 2Ch 24:17

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

mother's son. 30:22-24 35:17,18

of whom. 42:11,13

God. 45:8 Jos 7:19 2Ch 29:11 Ps 133:1,2 Mt 9:2,22 Mr 10:24 1Ti 1:2 Heb 13:1

my son. Nu 6:25 Ps 111:4 112:4 Isa 30:19 33:2 Mal 1:9

30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

his bowels. 1Ki 3:26 Jer 31:20 Ho 11:8 Php 1:8 2:1 Col 3:12 1Jo 3:17

wept there. 42:24 Joh 11:33-38 Ac 20:19,31,37 2Ti 1:4

31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

refrained. 45:1 Isa 42:14 Jer 31:16 1Pe 3:10

bread. 43:25

32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

eat bread. 43:16 31:54

for that is an abomination. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders this clause, Because the Hebrews eat the cattle which the Egyptians worship. But, as we learn from verse 16, compared with this verse, that the provision for the entertainment of the Egyptians themselves was animal food, this reason cannot be just. The true reason seems to be that assigned by the LXX., For every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

46:34 Ex 8:26

33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another.

34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

messes. 2Sa 11:8

was five times. Sir John Chardin observes, that in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are some houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. The great men of the state are always served by themselves, in the feasts that are made for themselves; and with great profusion, their part of each kind of provision being always double, treble, or a larger proportion of each kind of meat.

45:22 1Sa 1:5 9:22-24

were merry. Heb. drank largely. Pr 31:6 Ec 9:7 10:19 So 5:1 Hab 1:6 Mt 11:19 Joh 2:10