Genesis 43:29-30 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 43:29

And he lifted up his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin ,.... He had seen him before when his brethren first presented themselves to him, but then took no particular and special notice of him, only gave him a side look as it were, but now he looked wistly at him: his mother's son ; the son of Rachel his mother, and who was his only brother by his mother's side, the rest, though his brethren, yet only by his father's side, not his mother's sons: and said, is this your younger brother,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:30

And Joseph made haste ,.... To get out of the room where he was with his brethren as fast as he could: for his bowels did yearn upon his brother ; his passions grew strong, his affections were raised, his heart was full of tenderness, and there was such a flow of love and joy at the sight of his brother, and the little conversation he had with him, that he was ready to burst out, and must have discovered himself if he had not immediately turned and got out of the room: and he sought ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:29

He lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin - They were probably introduced to him successively; and as Benjamin was the youngest, he would of course be introduced last. God be gracious unto thee, my son! - A usual salutation in the east from the aged and superiors to the younger and inferiors, which, though very emphatic and expressive in ancient times, in the present day means no more than "I am your humble servant," or "I am exceedingly glad to see you;" words which among us... 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 43:29

And he ( i.e. Joseph) lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said (without waiting for an answer), God be gracious unto thee, my son . The tenderness of this language was much fitted to encourage the brethren. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:30

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn (literally, were becom ing warm, from intensity of tore) upon his brother: and he sought where to weep;— the second occasion on which Joseph is represented as overcome by the strength of his inward emotion, the first having been when his brethren were speaking about their cruelty towards himself ( Genesis 42:24 )— and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 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 43:29-30

Genesis 43:29-30 . God be gracious to thee, my son So he terms him, not from special affection, which he did not yet intend to discover; but because it is a courteous appellation, whereby superiors were wont to salute those below them. Joseph’s favour, although he was the lord of the land, would do Benjamin little good, unless God were gracious to him. His bowels did yearn His heart and inward parts were vehemently moved, as they commonly are upon occasion of any excessive passion of... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 43:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 43:30

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 43:29-30

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