Genesis 47:23
“Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it shall come to pass, in the increase,.... When the land shall produce an increase, and it shall be gathered in:…
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
I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh - It fully appears that the kingdom of Egypt was previously to 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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