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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Genesis 43:24

Verse Genesis 43:24. Brought the men into Joseph's house, c.] This is exactly the way in which a Hindoo receives a guest. As soon as he enters, one of the civilities is the presenting of water to wash his feet. So indispensable is this, that water to wash the feet makes a part of the offering to an image.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - Joseph and His Eleven Brethren 11. דבשׁ _d__e__bash_, “honey,” from the bee, or sirup from the juice of the grape. בטנים _bôṭ__e__n_, “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד _shâqêd_, “almond tree;” related: “aw...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 43 THE SECOND VISIT TO JOSEPH _ 1. The journey to Egypt with Benjamin (Genesis 43:1)_ 2. The kindness of Joseph (Genesis 43:16)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    GENESIS 43. THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT WITH BENJAMIN. It is generally held that this chapter is from J except for the references to Simeon in Genesis 43:14 and Genesis 43:23_ b_. According to J, Sim...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _water_ Cf. Genesis 18:4. The washing of the feet, before reclining at a meal, was customary in Palestine; cf. Luke 7:44, "I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet," and 1 Timot...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    3. _Joseph as Prime Minister of Egypt_ (Genesis 41:46 to Genesis 47:31) 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THEY CAME NEAR TO THE STEWARD OF JOSEPH'S HOUSE, AND THEY COMMUNED WITH HIM AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SECOND VISIT TO EGYPT 11. Balm] or 'balsam,'with healing properties. HONEY] This was grape-honey, a syrup made of grapes and diluted with water for a drink. It is still exported from Hebron to Eg...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 43 JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT AGAIN V1 Now there was an extreme lack of food in the region. V2 And they had eaten the grain that the brothers...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יָּבֵ֥א הָ אִ֛ישׁ אֶת ־הָ אֲנָשִׁ֖ים

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN Genesis 42:1; Genesis 43:1; Genesis 44:1 "Fear not: for am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good."-...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JOSEPH FEASTS HIS BROTHERS Genesis 43:16 Our Savior, of whom Joseph was such a striking emblem, knows all about us. Though we may fear Him with a great fear, He is providing for us with a thoughtful...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    All the old characteristics of Jacob are manifest in this account of his proposed method of dealing with the governor of Egypt with whom his sons had had to do. If things were against him, he did not...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    JOSEPH GETS TO SEE BENJAMIN All of their sacks were filled with grain along with their money. Having already been accused of being spies, they were horrified when one brother discovered their money wa...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Is not this expected interview between Joseph and his brethren, similar to that which we are looking forward to between GOD and ourselves? But as the presence of Benjamin with them ensured their graci...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 42 THROUGH 47. At the same time another scene presents itself. His brethren, who had rejected him, forced by famine, are brought, by the path of repentance an...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE MAN BROUGHT THE MEN INTO JOSEPH'S HOUSE,.... After the above discourse had passed between them, and he had made their minds easy, both with respect to the money, and by bringing Simeon unbound...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave [them] water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. Ver. 24. _Washed their feet._] _See Trapp on "_ Gen 18:4 _"_...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Iacob is hardly perswaded to send Beniamin. 15 Ioseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 Hee maketh them a feast. [BENIAMIN GOETH WITH HIS BRETHREN.] 1 AND the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Brothers before Joseph...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the man brought the men in to Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. He showed them every attention that is given to honored guests....

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    SEVENTH SECTION _The second journey. Benjamin accompanying. Joseph maketh himself known to his brethren. Their return. Jacob’s joy._ GENESIS 43-45 A. The trial of the brethren. Their repentance and...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT The famine continued until Jacob and his family had eaten up all the provision they had gotten from Egypt. Then Jacob urged his sons to go again and bring more food from...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-25 Jacob's sons went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a famine of the word means, let us not think it much to travel as far for spiritual food, as they did...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 43:24 man H376 brought H935 (H8686) men H582 Josephs H3130 house H1004 gave H5414 (H8799) water...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And the man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their asses provender. And they made ready the present for when Joseph came at noon, for t...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Second visit of Joseph's brethren to Egypt in their necessity. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Benjamin, Joseph, Simeon, Judah, steward. CONCLUSION: The way to find mercy with men is to seek it of God...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Genesis 43:14. _If I be bereaved._ The patriarch Jacob having at length consented to the second journey, discovered very great wisdom in the instructions he gave to his sons; nor were his piety and su...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him_ JOSEPH’S STEWARD I. HE LISTENS PATIENTLY TO THE EXPLANATION OF THEIR CONDUCT, OFFERED BY JOSEPH’S BRETHREN. II. HE...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 43:1 The ongoing famine eventually forces Jacob to send his sons back to Egypt with Benjamin. When the brothers return, they are unexpectedly invited to dine at Joseph’s house....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 43:23. I had your money.] Heb. “Your money came to me.” He means to tell them, “You cannot be called to account for the money, for I had it. Whatever became of it afterwards,...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION GENESIS 43:1, GENESIS 43:2 AND THE FAMINE WAS SORE (literally, _was heavy_)_ _IN THE LAND (_sc_._ _of Canaan). AND IT CAME TO PASS, when they had eaten up—lite

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So that was it. But time went on. The famine continued and they used up all of the grain that they had purchased in Egypt. And so it came to pass, when they had eaten up the wheat which they had bough...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Genesis 18:4 Genesis 19:2 Genesis 24:32 Luke 7:44 John 13:4...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    JOSEPH A TYPE OF GRACE Genesis 43:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Grace defined. There is a verse in Romans which reads: "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." There is a verse in Revelation whic...

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