Genesis 43:27-28 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 43:26-34

Here is, I. The great respect that Joseph's brethren paid to him. When they brought him the present, they bowed themselves before him (Gen. 43:26); and again, when they gave him an account of their father's health, they made obeisance, and called him, Thy servant our father, Gen. 43:28. Thus were Joseph's dreams fulfilled more and more: and even the father, by the sons, bowed before him, according to the dream, Gen. 37:10. Probably Jacob had directed them, if they had occasion to speak of him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:27

And he asked them of their welfare ,.... Or "peace" F2 לשלום "ad pacem", Montanus, "de pace", Vatablus, Drusius, Piscator, Schmidt. , their prosperity, especially of the health of their bodies, whether they were well and in good health after so long a journey: and said, is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake ? when they were with him before, and told him they were all the sons of one man, who dwelt in Canaan: is he yet alive ? which he was very desirous of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:28

And they answered, thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive ,.... Which is an answer to both his questions; and by calling their father Joseph's servant, he did obeisance to him in them, as well as by sending a present to him, which they delivered as coming from him his servant; and it is not improbable that Jacob sent his salutation to him as his servant, and so that part of the dream of Joseph's was also fulfilled, which represented the sun doing obeisance to him, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:27

And he asked them of their welfare - This verse may be thus translated: "And he asked them concerning their prosperity; and he said, is your father prosperous, the old man who ye told me was alive? And they said, Thy servant our father prospers; he is yet alive." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt. I. The. SCENE IN JACOB 'S HOUSE AT HEBRON ( Genesis 43:1-15 ). 1. The second journey proposed . " Go again, buy us a little food." It was necessitated by the long continuance of the famine, and the complete consumption of the corn they had brought from Egypt on the previous occasion. 2. The second journey agreed on . 3. The second journey prepared for ( Genesis 43:11-13 ). Since it was inevitable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

Lessons of life. I. The chief lesson of this chapter is the MINGLING TOGETHER OF THE PROVIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD WITH HIS PURPOSE OF GRACE . It was part of the Divine plan that Jacob and his family should be settled for a long period in Egypt. It could only be brought about by the transference in some way of the point of attraction to Jacob's heart from Canaan to the strange land. Hence c, Jacob" is now "Israel," reminding us how the future is involved in all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:27

And he asked them of their welfare (literally, peace), and said, Is your father well (literally, Is there peace to your father ?), the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:28

And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive . And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 43:1-34

- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren11. דבשׁ debash, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים bôṭen, “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd, “almond tree;” related: “awake.” The tree is also called לוּז lûz. Some refer the former to the fruit, the latter to the tree.The eleven brothers are now to bow down before Joseph.Genesis 43:1-10The famine was severe. The pressure began to be felt more and more. The twelve households had at length consumed all the corn they had purchased,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 43:28

Genesis 43:28. When they brought him the present, they bowed themselves before him, and again, when they gave him an account of their father’s health, they made obeisance, and called him, Thy servant, our father Thus were Joseph’s dreams fulfilled more and more; and even the father, by the sons, bowed before him. Probably Jacob had directed them, if they had occasion to speak of him to the man, the lord of the land, to call him his servant. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 43:26-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 43:1-34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 43:28

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