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They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh`s servants."
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Grateful Servitude
All the commentators agree that the Egyptians' response was one of profound gratitude, not resentment. They explicitly state, "You have saved our lives." They willingly offered to become Pharaoh's servants, viewing the arrangement as a great favor that preserved them and their families from starvation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”
מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou hast saved our lives. —The people were more than satisfied with Joseph’s regulations; and if he had made them depend…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said, you have saved our lives Preserved them from death through famine, by laying up stores of corn, which…
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