Genesis 43:32

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 43:31-34

THE DINNER WITH JOSEPH"And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did not eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marveled one with another. And he... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 43:32

Genesis 43:32. And they set on for him by himself— There seems to have been three tables; one where Joseph sat alone in state, a second for the Egyptian courtiers, and the third for the eleven brethren. Because the Egyptians— The LXX translate these words, because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians: and the paraphrases of Onkelos and Jonathan, because the Hebrews eat the animals which the Egyptians hold sacred. See ch. Genesis 46:34. and Exodus 8:26. The latter is the most... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 43:32

32. Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination—The prejudice probably arose from the detestation in which, from the oppressions of the shepherd-kings, the nation held all of that occupation. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 43:26-34

Again the brothers fulfilled God’s prophecy in Joseph’s dreams by bowing before Joseph (Genesis 43:26-28; cf. Genesis 37:5-9). Benjamin was 16 years younger than Joseph, so he would have been 23 at this time (Genesis 43:29). Joseph was 39 (Genesis 41:46; Genesis 45:6).". . . according to the prevailing custom of the East, the very fact that they had been invited to Joseph’s table was in itself an encouraging circumstance. Though the Orientals are for the most part a revengeful people, yet if... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:1-34

The Second Visit to Egypt11. Balm] or ’balsam,’with healing properties. Honey] This was grape-honey, a syrup made of grapes and diluted with water for a drink. It is still exported from Hebron to Egypt. Syria is famous for its pistachio nuts and almonds which do not grow in Egypt.12. Double money] (1) to repay that put in the sack, and (2) to purchase fresh stores.18. Again the guilty conscience which dreads every fresh event. 30. Bowels] regarded as the seat of the affections by the Hebrews:... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 43:32

(32) By himself . . . by themselves.—These caste distinctions were common in ancient times, and still exist in India. Joseph probably had his food served separately because of his high rank; but the word “abomination” shows that eating with foreigners was shunned by the Egyptians for religious considerations. Herodotus (ii. 41) says that the Greeks were equally the objects of their dislike, and that the use even of a Greek knife would render food, otherwise clean, polluted in the eyes of the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 43:1-34

Genesis 43:2 What a deeply interesting life was that of Jacob the supplanter! It is a life full of incident. And in that life the story of Joseph is perhaps the most illuminative. The dreaming days are over. The house of Potiphar, with its subtle temptation, and the prison with its dark despair are for ever gone, and Joseph sits a ruler, the ruler of Egypt. Famine drives his brothers, at their father's request, to seek his face, known only to them as the great Egyptian governor. They bow... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

VISITS OF JOSEPH’S BRETHRENGenesis 42:1-38; Genesis 43:1-34; Genesis 44:1-34"Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good."- Genesis 50:19-20.THE purpose of God to bring Israel into Egypt was accomplished by the unconscious agency of Joseph’s natural affection for his kindred. Tenderness towards home is usually increased by residence in a foreign land; for absence, like a little death, sheds a halo round those separated from us.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Genesis 43:1-34

CHAPTER 43 The Second Visit to Joseph 1. The journey to Egypt with Benjamin (Genesis 43:1-15 ) 2. The kindness of Joseph (Genesis 43:16-34 ) read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 43:32

43:32 And they {h} set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that [is] an {i} abomination unto the Egyptians.(h) To signify his dignity.(i) The nature of the superstitions is to condemn all others in respect to themselves. read more

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