16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
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The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-21)We have here the settling of a good correspondence between Joseph and his brethren, now that their father was dead. Joseph was at court, in the royal city; his brethren were in Goshen, remote in the country; yet the keeping up of a good understanding, and a good affection, between them, would be both his honour and their interest. Note, When Providence has removed the parents by death, the best me…
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