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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. They obeyed their father's orders, and immediately set out for…
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
ten brethren Jacob's sons are here mentioned, not as heads of families, or as separate householders, but as the capable…