Genesis 46:28-34 NASB,NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:30

Now let me die, since I have seen thy face - Perhaps old Simeon had this place in view when, seeing the salvation of Israel, he said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, etc., Luke 2:29 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:34

Thy servants trade hath been about cattle - "The land of Goshen, called also the land of Rameses, lay east of the Nile, by which it was never overflowed, and was bounded by the mountains of the Thebaid on the south, by the Nile and Mediterranean on the west and north, and by the Red Sea and desert of Arabia on the east. It was the Heliopolitan nome or district, and its capital was called On. Its proper name was Geshen, the country of grass or pasturage, or of the shepherds, in opposition... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:28

Verse 28 28.And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph. Because Goshen (181) had been selected by Joseph as the abode of his father and his brethren, Jacob now desires, that, on his coming, he may find the place prepared for him: for the expression which Moses uses, implies, not that he requires a house to be built and furnished for him, but only that he may be permitted there to pitch his tent without molestation. For it was necessary that some unoccupied place should be assigned him; lest, by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:31

Verse 31 31.I will go up and show Pharaoh. After Joseph had gone forth to meet his father for the purpose of doing him honor, he also provides what will be useful for him. On this account, he advises Jacob to declare that he and all his family were keepers of cattle, to the end that he might obtain, from the king, a dwelling-place for them, in the land of Goshen. Now although his moderation deserves commendation on the ground, that he usurps no authority to himself, but that, as one of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:1-34

The descent of Jacob and his family into Egypt. I. THE DEPARTURE FROM CANAAN ( Genesis 46:1-7 ). 1. The journey to Beersheba . Distant from Hebron somewhere over twenty miles, Beersheba lay directly in the way to Egypt. Yet doubtless the chief motive for halting at "the well of the oath" consisted in the fact that it had been, so to speak, consecrated by the previous encampments of Abraham and Isaac, by the altars they had there erected, and the revelations they had there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:28

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph (the noble qualities displayed by Judah had manifestly secured, as they had Certainly merited, the affectionate admiration and hearty confidence of the aged patriarch), to direct his face unto Goshen ;— i.e. that Joseph might supply him with the necessary instructions for conducting the pilgrims to their appointed settlement (Dathius, Rosenmüller, Keil, Lange, Ainsworth, Murphy, 'Speaker's Commentary'), rather than that Joseph might meet him in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:28-34

The meeting of the aged Jacob and his lost son Joseph. I. FULFILMENT OF DIVINE PROMISES . Both father and son examples of grace. Reminding us of Simeon, "Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace," etc. ( Judah is sent forward to Joseph—again a distinction placed upon the royal tribe).' The meeting of father and son takes place in Goshen . For the people of God, although in Egypt must not be of it. II. SEPARATION AND DISTINCTION from the heathen world- enforced... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:29

And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him ;—literally, he ( i.e. Joseph) appeared (the niph. form of the verb, which is commonly used of the appearance of God or his angels, being here employed to indicate the glory in which Joseph came to meet his father: Keil) unto him, vie ; Jacob— and he fell on his neck ,— i.e. Joseph fell upon Jacob's neck ( LXX ; Vulgate, Calvin, Dathe, Keil, and commentators... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:30

And Israel (realizing something of the same holy satisfaction as he trembled in his son's embrace) said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art still alive —literally, I will die this time, after I have seen thy face, that (Keil, Kalisch), or since, thou art still alive ; the meaning of the patriarch being that, since with his own eyes he was now assured of Joseph's happiness, he had nothing more to live for, the last earthly longing of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:31-32

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up (employed in Genesis 46:29 to describe a journey from the interior of the country to the desert, or Canaan, the verb עָלַה is here used in a courtly sense to signify a visit to a sovereign or superior), and show Pharaoh (literally, relate, or tell, to Pharaoh ) , and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; and the men are shepherds ... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:34

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:28

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 46:31-32

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