Genesis 43:8
“And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I will be surety for him,.... Engage for his safe return:
of my hand shall thou require him; I will be answerable for…
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…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Send the lad with me - As the original is not ילד yeled, from which we have derived our word lad, but נער naar, it would…
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, 1882–1921Genesis 43:1-14
The Return to Egypt
2. Go again That Jacob seems to forget about Simeon, is due to the change from the E to the J…
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