Genesis 43:7
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?”
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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
The man asked straitly The word "straitly" (i.e. "strictly, closely," cf. Jos 6:1), like "solemnly" in Gen 43:43, simply…