And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
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Gill's Exposition
And we said unto my lord, we have a father,.... Yet living in the land of Canaan:
an old man; being one hundred and thirty years of age, Gen 47:9,
and a child of his old age; who was born when he…
- The Ten Brothers Were Tested Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himself. He resolves to put…
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…
Cambridge Bible
a child of his old age Cf. Gen 37:3, where the words are applied to Joseph.
his brother is dead See Gen 44:44; Gen 42:38 (J). According to the J narrative, his brothers thought him dead. In Gen 42:13…
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