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and said, "Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
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A Desperate Plea
Commentators explain that the brothers' address, "Oh, my lord," is more than just polite; it's a phrase of intense supplication and entreaty. Driven by fear and a guilty conscience, as Matthew Henry notes, they are essentially begging to be heard and understood, hoping to preempt any punishment they believe is coming.
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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
And said, O sir Or, "on me, my lord" F1 , one said in the name of the rest, perhaps Judah, on me let the …
Jacob's sons went down the second time into Egypt to buy grain. If we should ever experience what a famine of the word means, we should not conside…
