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When Joseph`s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him.
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The Torment of a Guilty Conscience
Commentators explain that the brothers' fear was not based on Joseph's actions, but on their own guilty consciences. Years after being forgiven, their past sin resurfaced, causing them to project their own potential for revenge onto Joseph. As John Calvin notes, this shows how an evil conscience can be its own tormentor, creating fear and distrust where there is no cause.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Joseph will perhaps ... — Hebrew: What if Joseph should hate us, etc. They had not seen any change in his treatment of th…
16th Century
Protestant
And when, Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead. Moses here relates that the sons of Jacob, after the death of their father, we…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead , &c.] And buried; for this and what follows were after their r…
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