We are all one man`s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies."

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

We are all one man’s sons. —Joseph’s brothers had probably expected this accusation, and their answer, as Abravanel point…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

We [are] all one man's sons Therefore not likely to be spies; it could hardly be thought that a single family should enga…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Joseph was hard on his brothers, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that …

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