Genesis Chapter 43 verse 19 Holy Bible
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house,
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And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
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And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
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And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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And said, O sir, we came down indeed at the first time to buy food:
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They came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
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And they come nigh unto the man who `is' over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 19-22. - And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house (literally, the man who was over Joseph's house), and they communed (or spake) with him at the door of the house (i.e. before they entered), and said, O sir, - literally, Pray, my lord; δεόμεθαπύριε (LXX.) - we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: and it came to pass, when we came to the inn, - or halting-place (vide Genesis 42:27) - that we opened our sacks, - this was not strictly accurate, as only one sack had been opened at the wayside khan, while the others were not examined till they had reached home; though, as an explanation of the difficulty, it has been suggested (vide Keil's 'Introduction,' vol. 1. p. 109, note by Prof. Douglas) that all the sacks may have been, and probably were, opened at the inn, but that only one man found his money in his sack's mouth, as the next clause explains - and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, - literally, a man's money in the mouth of his sack, i.e. one of them found his money there, while the others discovered their money, which was not "in the sack's mouth," but "in the sack" (Genesis 42:35), only on emptying their sacks at home - our money in full weight (literally, according to its weight): and we have brought it again in our hand. And other money (i.e. the second silver of ver. 12) have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) At the door of the house.--Alarmed at a thing so unexpected as being taken to the house of the governor, they can see nothing but danger, and will not enter until they receive the assurance of safety from the officer "who was over Joseph's house." (See Note on Genesis 43:25.)
