Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

רעמסס ra‘mesês — Ra‘meses “son of the sun.”

מטה mı̂ṭṭāh — “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Also our fathers. —Joseph had instructed them to add this (Genesis 46:34), because occupations were hereditar…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Your servants are shepherds. This confession was humiliating to the sons of Jacob, and especially to Joseph himself, whose high, and almos…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Pharaoh said to his brethren, what is your occupation ?
&c.] Which is the question he had told his brethren befo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Though Joseph was a great man, especially in Egypt, he still acknowledged his brothers. Let the rich and great in the world not overlook or despise…

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