Genesis 42:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. ”

Genesis 42:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren 1. שׁבר sheber , “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain). 6. שׁליט shallı̂yṭ , “ruler, governor, hence,” S...
Genesis 42:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 42. Joseph's Brothers Come to Egypt to Buy Corn, and unwittingly Encounter Joseph. The greater part is taken from E, but Genesis 42:2 ; Genesis 42:4 b , Genesis 42:5 ; Genesis 42:7 ;...
Genesis 42:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
Genesis 42:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: No JFB commentary on these verses.
Genesis 42:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The First Visit of Joseph's Brethren to Egypt 1. When Jacob saw] The caravans which travelled from Egypt to Syria would bring the news to Hebron.
Genesis 42:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

VISITS OF JOSEPH'S BRETHREN Genesis 42:1-38 ; Genesis 43:1-34 ; Genesis 44:1-34 "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...
Genesis 42:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Simeon Held; the Others Sent Home Genesis 42:18-38 The behavior of this great Egyptian official-for so the brethren deemed him-must have seemed very hard and tyrannical to the trembling shepher...
Genesis 42:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

According to the foretelling of Joseph in interpreting Pharaoh's dreams, the famine came; but through Joseph's executive ability Egypt was provided with corn sufficient not only for its own needs, bu...
Genesis 42:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe how low the actings of faith were m the Patriarch's experience at this time. He had lost sight of that promise, Genesis 28:15 . Under bereaving providences how sweet and sure is that scriptu...
Genesis 42:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And, bring your youngest brother unto me ,.... Their brother Benjamin: then shall I know that you [are] no spies, but [that] you [are] true [men] ; he knew they were no spies now, but true, honest...
Genesis 42:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so] will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. Ver. 34. Se...
Genesis 42:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JACOB SENDS HIS SONS TO EGYPT The famine reaches to Jacob's land. God makes him and his sons to feel the distress of famine until they hear that Egypt has an abundance of food that is available fo...
Genesis 42:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Report Made to Jacob. B. C. 1706. 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto th...
Genesis 42:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 42:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, “The Man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country....
Genesis 42:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 42:29-38 THE INCREASING TROUBLES OF JACOB’S OLD AGE I. The causes which led to them. 1. The strange perplexity into which his sons had been broug...
Genesis 42:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 42:4 . Benjamin. Jacob wished to reserve him to be heir of the blessing instead of Joseph, who he thought was dead. Hence he let the ten go, for it is highly probable that the Egyptians wo...
Genesis 42:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

They came unto Jacob Lessons 1. Providence carrieth guilty souls in, through, and out of temporal dangers at His will. 2. Gracious fathers are gratified sometimes from God by safe return o...
Genesis 42:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 42:1 Now when Jacob saw —literally, and Jacob saw, i.e. perceived by the preparations of others for buying corn in Egypt (Lange), but more probably learnt by the repor...
Genesis 42:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Return to Canaan
Genesis 42:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

traffick. Genesis 34:10 Genesis 34:21 1 Kings 10:15 Ezekiel 17:4

Genesis 42:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 42:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 42:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 42:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 42:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 42:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 42:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 42:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 42:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 42:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 42:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 42:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 42:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge