Genesis 43:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. ”

Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, (k) and were merry with him. (k) Sometimes this word means "to b...
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. Benjamin's mess was five times so much a...
Genesis 43:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he took, and sent messes— In ancient times it was the custom, when all the meat was set upon the table, for the master of the feast to distribute their portion to every one. Joseph not only ran...
Genesis 43:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. Joseph said, Set on bread - equivalent to-have...
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Messes. — A portion of food from that prepared for the chief is regarded in the East as a mark both of honour and friendship, and the largeness of Benjamin’s mess marked him out as the especial obj...
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - 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 43:34 - 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 43:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 2:10 REFLECTIONS Reader! let you and I turn from the table of Joseph amidst his brethren, while they are thus merry and happy with him, to consider the spiritual interest which we have in th...
Genesis 43:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he took [and sent] messes unto there from before him ,.... The several dishes were brought before him, who cut them up, and sent to everyone their part and portion, as was usual in those times a...
Genesis 43:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. Ver. 34. And he took and sent messes....
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and s...
Genesis 43:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It was the ancient custom of Egypt and other countries in their feasts, that either all the meat, or at least some eminent parts and parcels of it, were not promiscuously set before all the guests, b...
Genesis 43:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he took and sent portions to them from before him. But Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.' To receive a portion from the great...
Genesis 43:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 43:27 . Is your father well?] Heb. “Is there peace to your father?”— Genesis 43:28 . Thy servant, our father, is in good health, he is yet alive? ] Heb., “Peace to thy...
Genesis 43:34 - Scofield Reference Notes

But Benjamin's mess ( See Scofield) - ( Genesis 35:18 ). It is important to observe that Benjamin now becomes prominent. Joseph is peculiarly the type of Christ in His first advent, rejec...
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him. Joseph and his brethren at the banquet Consider this incident-- I. As IT ILLUSTRATES SOME USEFUL PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL LIFE. 1. That...
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Meal in Joseph's House
Genesis 43:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

messes. 2 Samuel 11:8 was five times. Genesis 45:22 1 Samuel 1:5 1 Samuel 9:22-24 were merry. Heb. drank largely. Proverbs 31:6 Ecclesiastes 9:7 Ecclesiastes 10:19 Song of Solomon 5:1...
Genesis 43:34 - 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 43:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They drank and were merry — Their cares and fears were now over, and they eat their bread with joy, concluding they were now upon good terms with the man, the lord of the land. If God accept our wo...

Genesis 43:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 43:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 43:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 43:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - Scofield Reference Notes

Genesis 43:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 43:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 43:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 43:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 43:34 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 43:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes