Genesis 45:3

Verse 3

3. Doth my father yet live In the warmth and fulness of his emotion he seems yet to betray a suspicion of the report of his brethren . This throws light on the undue severity with which he has treated them all along . First he feared that Benjamin was not; and now he even intimates a doubt whether, after all their protestations, his father is still alive . Accordingly, his brethren could not answer him The sudden revelation; the deep insinuation; the shock of mingled surprise and alarm rendered them speechless.

They were troubled Terrified; filled with amazement and trepidation ( נבהלו ) at his presence, or, from his presence, ( מפניו ;) as if they shrunk backward, away from before his face .

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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