EXPOSITION
GENESIS 47:1
THEN JOSEPH CAME—literally, _and Joseph went, _up to the royal
presence, as he had proposed (Genesis 46:31)—AND TOLD PHARAOH, AND
SAID, MY FATHER AND MY BRETHREN, AND THEIR FLOCKS, AND THEIR HERDS,
AND ALL THAT THEY HAVE, ARE COME CUT OF THE LAND OF CANAAN;—as thou
didst de... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
GENESIS 47:11
AND JOSEPH PLACED HIS FATHER AND HIS BRETHREN (_i.e._ gave them a
settlement, the import of which the next clause explains), AND GAVE
THEM A POSSESSION (_i.e._ allowed them to acquire property) IN THE
LAND OF EGYPT, IN THE BEST OF THE LAND, IN THE LAND OF
RAMESES,—either th... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
GENESIS 47:28
AND JACOB LIVED IN THE LAND OF EGYPT SEVENTEEN YEARS: SO THE WHOLE AGE
OF JACOB WAS (literally, _the days of Jacob, the years of his life,
were_)_ _AN HUNDRED FORTY AND SEVEN YEARS. He had lived seventy-seven
years in Canaan, twenty years in Padanaram, thirty-three in Cana... [ Continue Reading ]