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He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is even in my sack." Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?"
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A Guilty Conscience's Fear
Commentators like Calvin and Gill highlight that the brothers' immediate reaction is terror, not relief. Their unconfessed sin regarding Joseph causes them to interpret what is actually an act of grace (the returned money) as a divine trap. Scholars note this shows how a guilty conscience can twist our perception of events, causing us to fear even when God is showing kindness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).
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19th Century
Anglican
Their heart failed them. — This verse is far more poetic in the Hebrew, where, literally it is And their heart went f…
16th Century
Protestant
What is this that God has done unto us? They do not remonstrate with God, as if they thought this danger had come upon them without cause:…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to his brethren, my money is restored The money paid for the corn is returned: and, lo, [it is] e…
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 …
