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Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn`t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
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The Terror of a Guilty Conscience
All commentators agree that the brothers' silence was not from confusion but from terror. Upon hearing Joseph's name, their past sin rushed back into their minds. As scholars like Gill and Spurgeon note, they saw Joseph's immense power and, because of their guilty consciences, they expected immediate and deserved punishment, leaving them speechless and 'troubled at his presence.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Baptist
And the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?
And h…
16th Century
Protestant
I am Joseph. Although he had given them the clearest sign of his gentleness and his love, yet, when he told them his name, they were terri…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joseph said to his brethren, I [am] Joseph As soon as he could compose himself a little, and utter his words, th…
Joseph let Judah continue and heard all he had to say. He found his brothers humbled for their sins, mindful of him (for Judah had mentioned him tw…
