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When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
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Respecting Royal Protocol
Commentators explain that Joseph, despite his high rank, likely did not approach Pharaoh directly because he was in a state of mourning. Ancient court etiquette, similar to that seen in the book of Esther, often forbade those in mourning attire from entering the king's presence. Therefore, Joseph was respecting the customs of the land.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh. —It may seem at first sight strange that Joseph should make his request through mediators, b…
16th Century
Protestant
Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh. A brief account is inserted here about the permission Joseph obtained, so that, with the king's go…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the days of his mourning were past The forty days before mentioned, in which both the Egyptians and Jacob's…
Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they have gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss and p…
