When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil which we did to him."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”
  2. מצרים אבל 'ābêl - mı̂tsrayı̂m, Ab…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Joseph will perhaps ... — Hebrew: What if Joseph should hate us, etc. They had not seen any change in his treatment of th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And when, Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead. Moses here relates that the sons of Jacob, after the death of their father, we…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead , &c.] And buried; for this and what follows were after their r…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Various motives might have caused the sons of Jacob to continue in Egypt, despite the prophetic vision Abraham had of their bondage there. Judging …

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