Genesis 42:33
“And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Reuben spoke unto his father,.... Being the eldest son, it most property lay upon him to make answer to his father…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 42:1-38
- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren 1. שׁבר sheber, “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar “pure,” “winnowed,” hence,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 42:29-38
Here is, 1. The report which Jacob's sons made to their father of the great distress they had been in in Egypt; how they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
corn for the famine of your houses The expression "take the famine of your houses" is so strange, that probably the word…