Genesis 44:7

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Ten Brothers Were Tested Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowled...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 44. Benjamin is Accused of Stealing Joseph's Silver Cup, and Judah Pleads with Joseph to Punish him instead of Benjamin. The narrative is f...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. And they said unto him. The sons of Jacob boldly excuse themselves, because a good conscience gives them confidence. They also argue from...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. He overtook them, and ... spake ... these ... words. The intelligence must hav...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Final Test of Joseph's Brethren 2. Put my cup.. in the sack's mouth of the youngest] Joseph evidently did this as an excuse for keeping Benjam...
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's Cup in Benjamin's Sack Genesis 44:1-17 It is a terrible revelation when our Benjamins are found possessed of the cup. They have been s...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Occasionally, criticism of Joseph's action in placing the money and his cup in the sacks of his brethren has been made. To put the matter in the mild...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A mind conscious of innocence useth this language: Hebrews 13:18 .
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said unto him, wherefore saith my lord these words ?.... One of them, in the name of the rest, perhaps Judah, made answer, as astonished at...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: Ver. 7. God forbid th...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BENJAMIN ACCUSED WRONGFULLY The wisdom of Joseph is seen now in such a way as to lead his brothers to repentance without accusing them. He instruc...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joseph's Policy. B. C. 1707. 1 And he...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And they said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as this? God forbid that your servants should do such a thing. Look, the silver which we fo...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 44:5 . Whereby indeed he divineth.] “The ancient Egyptians, and still more the Persians, practised a mode of divination...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 44:2 . Put my cup. A splendid cup decorated with devices; in these cups the Egyptians fancied they could divine by the various refractions...
The Biblical Illustrator

The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack The trials of the innocent I. That there is sorrow, and sorrow on a vast scale, is a great fact--a fact bo...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 44:1 , Genesis 44:2 And he ( i.e. Joseph) commanded the steward of his house, —literally, him that was over hi...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Test
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing. In the consciousness of...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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⁷ And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Related Commentaries of Genesis 44:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 44:7