John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 44:20
And we said unto my lord, we have a father ,.... Yet living in the land of Canaan: an old man ; being one hundred and thirty years of age, Genesis 47:9 , and a child of his old age ; who was born when he was near an hundred years of age: and a little one ; not in stature, but in age, being the youngest son, and much younger than they: so they represented him, on that account, and because he was tenderly brought up with his father, and not inured to business and hardship, and so... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 44:18-34
We have here a most ingenious and pathetic speech which Judah made to Joseph on Benjamin's behalf, to obtain his discharge from the sentence passed upon him. Perhaps Judah was a better friend to Benjamin than the rest were, and more solicitous to bring him off; or he thought himself under greater obligations to attempt it than the rest, because he had passed his word to his father for his safe return; or the rest chose him for their spokesman, because he was a man of better sense, and better... read more