Genesis 42:28
“And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father,.... All brethren by the father's side, though not by the mother's, and by one…
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
Their heart failed them - ויצא לבם valyetse libbam, their heart went out. This refers to that spasmodic affection which…
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
their heart failed them J's account, as we see in Gen 43:21, must originally have represented the opening of all the…
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