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for unless we had lingered, surely we would have returned a second time by now."
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The High Cost of Delay
Commentators explain that Judah is making a sharp, practical point to his father. By saying they could have already returned a second time, he highlights the real-world cost of Jacob's hesitation. The delay, born from fear, was actively prolonging the family's suffering during a severe famine.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
דבשׁ debash — “honey,” from the bee, or syrup from the juice of the grape. בטנים boṭen — “pistachio nuts.” שׁקד shâqêd —…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For except we had lingered Delayed going down to Egypt, through the demur Jacob made of taking Benjamin with them: <…
Jacob urges his sons to go and buy a little food; now, in this time of scarcity, a little must be enough. Judah urges that Benjamin should go with …
