27And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
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The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. …
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. …
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-34)We have here a most ingenious and pathetic speech which Judah made to Joseph on Benjamin’s behalf, to obtain his discharge from the sentence passed upon him. Perhaps Judah was a better friend to Benjamin than the rest were, and more solicitous to bring him off; or he thought himself under greater obligations to attempt it than the rest, because he had passed his word to his father for his safe ret…
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