Genesis 42:4
“But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came,.... Either among the Egyptians that came to buy, or among…
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 42:1-6
Though Jacob's sons were all married, and had families of their own, yet, it should seem, they were still incorporated…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
mischief See Gen 42:42. Jacob dares not part with Benjamin, for whom, both as his youngest child and as the surviving…
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