And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.

Commentaries

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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

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Horses ... flocks ... herds ... asses. — The mention of horses is a most important fact in settling the much-debated question as t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they brought their cattle unto Joseph
Which they might the more readily do, since there was scarce any grass to …

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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