Genesis 42:15

By the life. Genesis 42:7 Genesis 42:12 Genesis 42:16 Genesis 42:30 Deuteronomy 6:13 1 Samuel 1:26 1 Samuel 17:55 1 Samuel 20:3 Jeremiah 5:2 Jeremiah 5:7 Matthew 5:33-37 Matthew 23:16-22 James 5:12 except. Genesis 42:20 Genesis 42:34 Genesis 43:3 Genesis 44:20-34

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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....
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hereby ye shall be proved: (d) By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. (d) The Egyptians who w...
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 ; G...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. By the life of Pharaoh. From this formula of swearing a new question is raised; for that which is commanded in the law, that we should sw...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. By the life of Pharaoh - חי...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

By the life of Pharaoh— This was a solemn protestation; as he valued the life and honour of his prince, he would do so and so. Judah explains it in...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. Ye...
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.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

By the life of Pharaoh ] a common Egyptian oath: cp. 'As I live saith the Lord,' also 2 Kings 2:4 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

By the life of Pharaoh. — It was common in ancient times to swear by the king’s life (see 1 Samuel 17:55 ; 2 Samuel 14:19 ), and even by the life...
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 t...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joseph Sees His Ten Brothers Genesis 42:1-17 The true interpretation of Joseph's treatment of his brethren is to be found in the supposition th...
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 w...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe, in this verse, the effects of conscience: see that scripture: Romans 2:15 . Observe the conscious sense of merited punishment also: therefo...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hereby ye shall be proved ,.... Whether spies, or not, namely, by producing their youngest brother, said to be at home with his father: by the lif...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Ver. 15. By the life of P...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

By the life of Pharaoh As sure as Pharaoh lives, or as I value the life of Pharaoh. A solemn protestation, as Judah, who heard it, and must have un...
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 E...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joseph Speaks Roughly to His Brethren. B. C. 1706....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By the life of Pharaoh, as sure as Pharaoh lives. It seems to be the form of an oath in use among the Egyptians, as afterwards the Romans used to s...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you, you are spies. You will prove yourselves in this way. By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go fort...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 42:6 . Governor.] “The word rendered governor, Shalit , is, except here, said to be only found in the books contemporar...
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 g...
The Biblical Illustrator

Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt Providence working in men’s lives I. The story of Joseph is a good example of what is mean...
The Biblical Illustrator

We are true men True life I. THE MISTAKEN ESTIMATE. “We are true men.” Were they? They spoke for themselves, they spoke for one another; but ha...
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 Eg...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In Prison as Spies
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Joseph, maintaining his rol...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joseph and His Brethren Genesis 42:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we enter the Genesis 42:1-38 of Genesis we find Jacob and Joseph's brethren un...

¹⁵ Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 42:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 42:15