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And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for [our] money faileth.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And when money failed. Moses does not mean that all the money in Egypt had been brought into the royal treasury, for many of the nobles of…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan It has been all spent in the third, fourth, and fif…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

With care taken for Jacob and his family—a mercy especially orchestrated by Providence through Joseph's advancement—the account now turns to how th…

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