And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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Gill's Exposition
And they set on for him by himself,.... A table was placed and provisions set upon it in one part of the room for Joseph by himself; which was done either because he was an Hebrew, and the Egyptians…
- 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…
Cambridge Bible
he refrained himself Joseph's effort of self-constraint broke down in Gen 45:1.
Set on bread As we should say, "serve up dinner."
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