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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:28

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph ,.... Who was the more honourable of his sons, and in greater esteem with Jacob than his elder brethren were, Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, who by their conduct had greatly displeased him: moreover, he was a man of a polite address, and had endeared himself to Joseph by his speech to him, in which he discovered so much affection both to his father, and his brother Benjamin, and was upon all accounts the fittest person to be sent to Joseph: to direct... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:29

And Joseph made ready his chariot ,.... Or "bound" F25 ויאסר "et ligavit", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "tum alligavit", Schmidt. it, fastened the horses to it, harnessed them, and put them to; this he did not himself, as Jarchi thinks, for the honour of his father; but rather, as Aben Ezra, by ordering his servants to do it: and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen ; that being higher than the other part of Egypt, as it must be, if it was in Thebes, or upper Egypt, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:30

And Israel said unto Joseph ,.... He broke silence first: now let me die, since I have seen thy face ; not that he was impatient to die, and not desirous to live any longer; for it could not but yield pleasure to him, and make the remainder of his life more comfortable to live with such a son, his darling, and now in so much honour and grandeur; but this he said to express his great satisfaction at the sight of him, that he could now be content to die, having all his heart could wish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:31

And Joseph said unto his brethren, and to his father's house ,.... To them and their families, after he had paid his filial respects to his father, in honour, reverence, and affection: I will go up and shew Pharaoh ; acquaint him that his father and all his family were come to Egypt; he says, "I will go up"; which same phrase is used of him, Genesis 46:29 ; when he came, and carries some difficulty in it how to account for it, that he should be said to go up when he came, and to go up... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:32

And the men are shepherds ,.... That was their occupation and employment, by which they got their livelihood. Joseph was not ashamed of the business his father and brethren followed, even though mean; and besides, such men were an abomination to the Egyptians: this he thought proper to tell Pharaoh, lest he should think of putting them into some offices of the court or army, which would expose them to the envy of the Egyptians, and might endanger the corruption of their religion and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:33

And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you ,.... Order them to come before him, to see them, and have some conversation with them: and shall say, what is your occupation ? or your works F3 מעשיכם "opus vestrum", Pagninus, Montanus, "opera vestra", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius. , their business and employment, whether they exercised any manufacture or handicraft, and what it was. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:34

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 any other: both we, and also our fathers ; their father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were all of the same occupation: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ; Joseph instructed his brethren to be very particular in the account of their occupation... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:1

And came to Beer-sheba - This place appears to be mentioned, not only because it was the way from Hebron, where Jacob resided, to Egypt, whither he was going, but because it was a consecrated place, a place where God had appeared to Abraham, Genesis 21:33 , and to Isaac, Genesis 26:23 , and where Jacob is encouraged to expect a manifestation of the same goodness: he chooses therefore to begin his journey with a visit to God's house; and as he was going into a strange land, he feels it... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:3

Fear not to go down into Egypt - It appears that there had been some doubts in the patriarch's mind relative to the propriety of this journey; he found, from the confession of his own sons, how little they were to be trusted. But every doubt is dispelled by this Divine manifestation. 1. He may go down confidently, no evil shall befall him. 2. Even in Egypt the covenant shall be fulfilled, God will make of him there a great nation. 3. God himself will accompany him on his journey, be with him... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:7

All his seed brought he with him into Egypt - When Jacob went down into Egypt he was in the one hundred and thirtieth year of his age, two hundred and fifteen years after the promise was made to Abraham, Genesis 12:1-4 , in the year of the world 2298, and before Christ. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 46:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 46:7

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