Genesis 43:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay,c and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. ”

Genesis 43:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- 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 tre...
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...
Genesis 43:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. And he said to the ruler of his house. Here we perceive the fraternal disposition of Joseph; though it is uncertain whether he was perfectly reconciled, as I will shortly show, in its pro...
Genesis 43:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. Slay, and make ready - טבח טבח...
Genesis 43:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Slay, and make ready— Hebrew, kill a killing; an expression denoting preparation for a grand repast, Proverbs 9:2 . 1 Samuel 25:11 . The usual time for the more solemn meal in these countries w...
Genesis 43:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. Stood before Joseph. We may easily imagine...
Genesis 43:16 - 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...
Genesis 43:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Slay. — The charge of inaccuracy brought against the narrator, upon the supposition that the higher classes in Egypt, especially the priests, did not eat flesh, has been abundantly disproved, as th...
Genesis 43:16 - 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 43:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joseph Feasts His Brothers Genesis 43:16-34 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 th...
Genesis 43:16 - 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...
Genesis 43:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a change! in their last visit, Joseph spake roughly to them: now they are to dine with him. Ecclesiastes 7:14 .
Genesis 43:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them ,.... Whom he knew, though he had not seen him twenty two years, and though he must be very much altered, being but about ten years of age when Joseph was said...
Genesis 43:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make ready; for [these] men shall dine with me at noon. Ver. 16. Slay, and make rea...
Genesis 43:16 - L. 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 fr...
Genesis 43:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joseph Entertains His Brethren. B. C. 1707. 15 And the men took that present, and they...
Genesis 43:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The usual time for the more solemn meal in the east countries, as the evening was the time, and the supper the great meal, among the Romans.
Genesis 43:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and kill and make ready, for the men will dine with me at noon.” And the men were afraid be...
Genesis 43:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 43:16 . Slay, and make ready.] “The objection which has been here found, that the higher castes of the Egyptians ate no animal food, only shows the ignorance of the objec...
Genesis 43:16 - 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...
Genesis 43:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

The men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house Joseph’s brethren under the influence of a guilty fear I. THEY DREAD SOME GREAT MISFORTUNE. They are driven to Egypt by a dire...
Genesis 43:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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—literally,...
Genesis 43:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Brothers before Joseph
Genesis 43:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

the ruler. Genesis 43:19 Genesis 15:2 Genesis 24:2-10 Genesis 39:4 Genesis 39:5 Genesis 44:1 slay. Heb. kill a killing. Genesis 21:8 Genesis 26:30 Genesis 31:54 1 Samuel 25:11 {Te...
Genesis 43:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joseph a Type of Grace Genesis 43:16-34 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 Revela...

Genesis 43:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 43:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 43:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 43:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 43:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 43:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 43:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 43:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 43:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 43:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 43:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 43:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 43:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary