John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 42:26
And they laded their asses with the corn ,.... Cattle very fit to carry burdens, and no doubt they had each of them one at least: and departed thence ; from the place where Joseph was, and from the land of Egypt. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 42:21-28
Here is, I. The penitent reflection Joseph's brethren made upon the wrong they had formerly done to him, Gen. 42:21. They talked the matter over in the Hebrew tongue, not suspecting that Joseph, whom they took for a native of Egypt, understood them, much less that he was the person they spoke of. 1. They remembered with regret the barbarous cruelty wherewith they persecuted him: We are verily guilty concerning our brother. We do not read that they said this during their three days?... read more