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Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father`s household, with bread, according to their families.
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God's Precise Provision
Commentators focus on the phrase 'according to their families.' This wasn't a generic handout. Joseph carefully distributed food based on the specific size and need of each household, ensuring everyone from the greatest to the least was fully nourished. This highlights Joseph's wise and detailed administration, reflecting God's own meticulous care for His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”
מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…
19th Century
Anglican
According to their families. —Heb., according to the “taf” This, as we have seen above, means “according to the …
16th Century
Protestant
And Joseph nourished his father, etc., according to their families. Some explain the expression, “the mouth of the little one,” as if Jose…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And. Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and hisfather's household, with bread For though ther…
With the seriousness of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob entreated the Lord to bestow a…
