33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
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And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. …
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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