John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 44:27
And thy servant my father said unto us ,.... When thus pressed to let Benjamin go with them: ye know that my wife bare me two sons ; Rachel, by whom he had Joseph and Benjamin, and whom he calls his wife, she being his only lawful wife; Leah was imposed upon him, Genesis 29:20 ; and the other two were concubines, Genesis 30:4 . 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