24And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
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Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-25)Jacob’s sons, having got leave to take Benjamin with them, were observant of the orders their father had given them, and went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a famine of the word means, let us not think it much to travel as far for spiritual food as they did for corporal food. Now here we have an account of what passed between them and Joseph’s steward, who…
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