Genesis 43

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother ? Though not appearing in the preceding narrative of the historian ( Genesis 42:13 , Genesis 42:32 ), it must yet be held as accurate that the information given to Joseph about Jacob and Benjamin was supplied in answer to direct inquiries, since Judah afterwards gives the same account of it ( Genesis 44:19 ) when pleading before Joseph in behalf of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:8-10

And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me (Benjamin, though styled a lad, must have been at this time upwards of twenty years of age), and we will arise and go; that we may (literally, and we shall ) live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. I will be surety for him (the verb conveys the idea of changing places with another); of my hand shalt thou require him ( vide Genesis 9:5 ): if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:11

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now (literally, if so now ) , do this; take of the best fruits in the land (literally, of the song of the land, i.e. of its choicest and most praised productions) in your vessels, and carry down the man a present. That Jacob could propose to send a handsome present of rich fruits to the Egyptian viceroy has been regarded as inconsistent with the prevalence of a famine in the land of Canaan for over two or three years... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:12

And take double money (literally, money of a second, i.e. of the same, amount; not twice as much as the first time, but simply as much as the first time) in your hand; and the money that was brought again (or returned) in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight (literally, a something caused to wander, a mistake, from a root signifying to go astray). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:13-14

Take also your brother , and arise, go again unto the man: and God Almighty —El Shaddai, the covenant God of Abraham ( Genesis 17:1 ), and of Jacob himself ( Genesis 35:11 )— give you mercy (literally, bowels, hence very tender affection, the inward parts being regarded as the seat of the emotions) before the man, that he may send away— literally, and he shall send with you {Kalisch), or for you (Keil)— your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:15

And the men took that present (which Jacob had specified), and they took double money (literally, a doubling of the money , i.e. the first money, and as much again for the new purchase; the phrase is different from that used in Genesis 43:12 , though the words are the same) in their hand, and Benjamin ( so . they took with them); and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph ( i.e. in the corn-market). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:16

And when (literally, and) Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he literally, and he) said to the ruler of his house ,—literally, to him who was over his house, i.e. the steward (cf. Genesis 24:2 ; Genesis 39:4 ; Genesis 44:1 )— Bring these men home ( i.e. conduct these men to my house, which was probably at some distance), and slay ,—literally, slay a slaughter . The assertion that the narrator is here guilty of an inaccuracy in representing Joseph as having animal food... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:17-18

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house . " A more natural picture of the conduct of men from the country, when taken into the house of a superior, cannot be drawn. When they are told to go inside they at once suspect that they are about to be punished or confined. And they said ( sc . To themselves), Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:18

Distrust the fruit of sin. Why should they be afraid? The invitation was an honor not unusual. Abraham was received at Pharaoh's court ( Genesis 12:15 ). And the brethren were evidently people of large possessions with a considerable retinue, as they were to carry food for so many; and they had brought the proof required that they were true men. Had Joseph intended to do them harm he might have done it before. It was conscious guilt that made them fear. What they had done to their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:19-22

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house (literally, the man who was over Joseph ' s house ) , and they communed (or spake) with him at the door of the house ( i.e. before they entered), and said, O sir ,—literally, Pray, my lord; δεόμεθαπύριε ( LXX .)— we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: and it came to pass, when we came to the inn,— or halting-place ( vide Genesis 42:27 )— that we opened our sacks ,—this was not strictly accurate, as... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:19-22

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