Genesis 41:35
“And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Pharaoh said unto his servants,.... That were about him, and with whom he was consulting about a proper person to be…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 41:1-57
- Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or, “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Under the hand of Pharaoh - To be completely at the disposal of the king.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 41:33-45
Here is, I. The good advice that Joseph gave to Pharaoh, which was, 1. That in the years of plenty he should lay up for…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
let them gather all the food This is rhetorical, and need not be pressed as contradicting the exaction of the one-fifth…
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