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Other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We don`t know who put our money in our sacks."
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A Demonstration of Honesty
Commentators explain that the brothers' statement is backed by action. By bringing 'other money' for a new purchase, in addition to the money they were returning, they actively demonstrated their 'honest and upright intentions,' as John Gill notes. They weren't just claiming innocence; they were proving they had no plan to get free grain.
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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
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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…
