Genesis 42:37
“And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.”
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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
Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee - What a strange proposal made by a son to his father, concerning his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 42:29-38
Here is, 1. The report which Jacob's sons made to their father of the great distress they had been in in Egypt; how they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Reuben Reuben is here again prominent; cf. Gen 42:42. His words, offering his two sons as a pledge for the safe return…