And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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Gill's Exposition
And said, O sir,.... Or, "on me, my lord" (a), one said in the name of the rest, perhaps Judah, on me let the blame lie, if guilty of rudeness in making our address to thee; or as the Vulgate Latin…
- Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. 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…
Jacob's sons, having got leave to take Benjamin with them, were observant of the orders their father had given them, and went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a…
Cambridge Bible
at the door of the house Before crossing the threshold they wished to explain their innocence about the money.
According to the old Hebrew law, a thief who failed to make restitution might be seized…