Genesis 43:5
“But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Israel said,.... In answer to the speech of Judah:
wherefore dealt ye so ill with me; had done that which brought…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 43:1-34
- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ debash, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 43:1-10
Here, 1. Jacob urges his sons to go and buy more corn in Egypt, Gen 43:1, Gen 43:2. The famine continued; and the corn…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
we will not go down They know that corn must be got. They are forcing Jacob to give way. The J narrative is not…