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They brought their cattle to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.
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Joseph's Practical Wisdom
Commentators observe that this exchange was a wise and merciful solution. The people, unable to feed their livestock during the severe drought, willingly traded them for life-sustaining bread. Joseph's plan not only fed the people for another year but also relieved them of animals that would have otherwise perished.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”
מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…
19th Century
Anglican
Horses ... flocks ... herds ... asses. — The mention of horses is a most important fact in settling the much-debated question as t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph Which they might the more readily do, since there was scarce any grass to …
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