Genesis 42:13
“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother,.... He proposes that one of them might be sent by them to their…
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,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
One is not - An elliptical sentence, One is not alive.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 42:7-20
We may well wonder that Joseph, during the twenty years that he had now been in Egypt, especially during the last seven…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
We … twelve brethren In this verse, as in Gen 42:42, it appears that Joseph's brethren proffer this information of their…
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