And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
- 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…
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…
The Reception in Joseph's House
15. stood before Joseph The story is condensed. The men on arrival in Egypt are required to present themselves for purposes of trade before Joseph.
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