Genesis 42:23
“And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And as one of them opened his sack,.... According to the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi, this was Levi; but Aben Ezra…
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
For he spake unto them by an interpreter - Either there was a very great difference between the two languages as then…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 42:21-28
Here is, I. The penitent reflection Joseph's brethren made upon the wrong they had formerly done to him, Gen 42:21. They…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
an interpreter The services of interpreters would be necessary for the maintenance of intercourse between Egyptian…