Genesis 47:16
“And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph,.... Which they might the more readily do, since there was scarce any grass to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 47:1-31
- Jacob in Goshen 11. רעמסס ra‛mesês, Ra‘meses “son of the sun.” 31. מטה mı̂ṭṭāh, “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh “staff.”…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Give your cattle - This was the wisest measure that could be adopted, both for the preservation of the people and of the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 47:13-26
Care being taken of Jacob and his family, the preservation of which was especially designed by Providence in Joseph's…
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