And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
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Gill's Exposition
That ye shall say, thy servants' trade hath been about cattle,.... Breeding, feeding, and selling them:
from our youth, even until now: this had been their constant employment, they never followed…
- Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 9. פלוּא pallû', Pallu, “distinguished.” חצרן chetsrôn, Chetsron, of the “court,” or “village.” כרמי karmı̂y, Karmi, “vine-dresser.” 10. ימוּאל yemû'êl, Jemuel, “day of…
Adam Clarke
Now let me die, since I have seen thy face - Perhaps old Simeon had this place in view when, seeing the salvation of Israel, he said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, etc., Luk…
We have here, I. The joyful meeting between Jacob and his son Joseph, in which observe,
1. Jacob's prudence in sending Judah before him to Joseph, to give him notice of his arrival in Goshen. This was…