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שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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All these things are against me. — In Hebrew, are upon me, are burdens which I have to bear.

Me have ye bereaved. Jacob does not, indeed, openly accuse his sons of the crime of their brother’s murder; yet he is angry as if, two of …

And Jacob their father said to them, you have bereaved me [of my children]
Which looks as if Jacob suspected that th…

This is the report Jacob's sons made to their father. It troubled the good man. Even the bundles of money Joseph returned to his father in kindness…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes