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Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man`s money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way. Thus was it done to them.
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A Test Mixed with Mercy
Commentators explain that Joseph's actions were a mix of testing and hidden mercy. He not only filled their sacks with grain but also secretly returned their money and gave them provisions. Scholars suggest this wasn't a trap, but an act of goodwill, possibly because Joseph felt he couldn't take money from his own father. It was a kindness they were not yet meant to understand.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
ש…
19th Century
Anglican
To fill their sacks. —Heb., their vessels. The word includes all their means of transport, and probably they had come wit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn Which was as much as they came for:
and to restore…
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The brothers came for corn, and corn they had: not only that, but every man had his money given back. Thus Christ, like Joseph, gives out supplies …
