E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:16
house. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject). House put for the servants of it. slay. Hebrew "slay a slaying". Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 , = slay abundantly. read more
house. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject). House put for the servants of it. slay. Hebrew "slay a slaying". Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 , = slay abundantly. read more
we came indeed. Hebrew "coming down, we came down". Figure of speech Polyptoton. See note on Genesis 26:28 read more
Peace. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). Peace put for all its blessings. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . treasure = hidden or secret treasure. read more
bread. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). App-6 . Bread put for all kinds of food. read more
bowed themselves. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulg, add "with their faces". Compare Genesis 37:7 , Genesis 37:8 . read more
your father . . . the old man = your aged father. read more
bowed down, &c. Compare Genesis 37:7-10 . read more
Benjamin. Now twenty-two, and father of ten sons. Compare Genesis 46:21 . read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 43:14
God Almighty. Hebrew. El Shaddai. App-4 . mercy. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause). Mercy put for the favours shown. read more