31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
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For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. …
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. …
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 28-34)We have here, I. The joyful meeting between Jacob and his son Joseph, in which observe, 1. Jacob’s prudence in sending Judah before him to Joseph, to give him notice of his arrival in Goshen. This was a piece of respect owing to the government, under the protection of which these strangers had come to put themselves, Gen. 46:28. We should be very careful not to give offence to any, especially not…
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