Genesis 43:26-34 NLT,NIV,ESV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:27

And he asked them of their welfare - This verse may be thus translated: "And he asked them concerning their prosperity; and he said, is your father prosperous, the old man who ye told me was alive? And they said, Thy servant our father prospers; he is yet alive." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:29

He lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin - They were probably introduced to him successively; and as Benjamin was the youngest, he would of course be introduced last. God be gracious unto thee, my son! - A usual salutation in the east from the aged and superiors to the younger and inferiors, which, though very emphatic and expressive in ancient times, in the present day means no more than "I am your humble servant," or "I am exceedingly glad to see you;" words which among us... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:32

They set on for him by himself, etc. - From the text it appears evident that there were three tables, one for Joseph, one for the Egyptians, and one for the eleven brethren. The Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews - There might have been some political reason for this, with which we are unacquainted; but independently of this, two may be assigned. 1. The Hebrews were shepherds; and Egypt had been almost ruined by hordes of lawless wandering bandits, under the name of Hycsos,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:33

The first-born according to his birthright - This must greatly astonish these brethren, to find themselves treated with so much ceremony, and at the same time with so much discernment of their respective ages. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:34

Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs - Sir John Chardin observes that "in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are several houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. This is the method among the Hindoos; the dishes are not placed on the table, but messes are sent to each individual by the master of the feast or by his substitute. The great men of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:32

Verse 32 32.Because the Egyptians might not eat, etc (169) Moses says they might not eat with the Hebrews, because they abhorred it, as being unlawful. For seeing that their religion forbade it, they were so bound, that they could not do what they did not dare to do. This passage teaches us how great was the pride of that nation; for, whence did it arise that they so utterly detested the Hebrews, unless because they thought themselves alone to be pure and holy in the world, and acceptable to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:33

Verse 33 33.The first-born according to his birthright (170) Although of the sons of Jacob four were born of bond-women; yet, since they were the elder, they had precedence of their younger brethren, who had descended from free-born mothers; whence it appears that they had been accustomed by their father to keep this order. What, then, some one may say, becomes of the declaration, “the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with the son of the free-woman?” Truly, I think, since Ishmael was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt. I. The. SCENE IN JACOB 'S HOUSE AT HEBRON ( Genesis 43:1-15 ). 1. The second journey proposed . " Go again, buy us a little food." It was necessitated by the long continuance of the famine, and the complete consumption of the corn they had brought from Egypt on the previous occasion. 2. The second journey agreed on . 3. The second journey prepared for ( Genesis 43:11-13 ). Since it was inevitable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

Lessons of life. I. The chief lesson of this chapter is the MINGLING TOGETHER OF THE PROVIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD WITH HIS PURPOSE OF GRACE . It was part of the Divine plan that Jacob and his family should be settled for a long period in Egypt. It could only be brought about by the transference in some way of the point of attraction to Jacob's heart from Canaan to the strange land. Hence c, Jacob" is now "Israel," reminding us how the future is involved in all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:26

And when Joseph came home (after the dispatch of public business), they brought him the present which was m their hand ( vide Genesis 43:11 ) into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. Thus they fulfilled the dream of the sheaves ( Genesis 37:7 ; cf. Genesis 18:2 ; Genesis 19:1 ). read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:33

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:34

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:32

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:26

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