You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
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You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
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And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
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And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Genesis 44:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 42:15 By this you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go out from here, unless your youngest brother comes here.
- Genesis 42:20 Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won’t die.” They did so.
- Genesis 43:29 He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”
- Jeremiah 24:6 For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land. I will build them, and not pull them down. I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
- Jeremiah 40:4 Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.”
- Amos 9:4 Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, that I may see him.
Or, that I may see him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 44:21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring…
Gen 44:21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Ver. 21. {See Trapp on "Gen 44:19"}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. See him with my own eyes, and thereby…
i.e. See him with my own eyes, and thereby be satisfied of the truth of what you say. Compare Gen 42:15,16. Elsewhere this phrase signifies to show favour to a person, as Jer 39:12; 40:4. But though that was Joseph’s intention, as yet he was minded to conceal it from them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And thou saidst unto thy servants, bring him down…
And thou saidst unto thy servants, bring him down unto me,.... Judah does not relate the reason of his order, which was to give proof that they were no spies, but as if Joseph designed to show favour to Benjamin, as undoubtedly he did:
that I may set mine eyes upon him; not barely see him, as Aben Ezra interprets it, though that would be, and was, very desirable by him, and agreeable to him; but he desired to set his eyes upon him, not only for his own pleasure, but for the good of Benjamin, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; he intimated that he should receive him kindly, show favour unto him, and use him well: the Septuagint version is, "and I will take care of him": Joseph's brethren had told him, that Benjamin was at home with their father, who they suggested was afraid to let him go with them, lest evil should befall him; wherefore to encourage him to let him go with them, Joseph promised to take care of him, that no hurt should be done to him, but he should be provided with everything that was proper and necessary; and this Judah improves into an argument with the governor in favour of Benjamin, that since he desired his coming, in order to show him a kindness, he hoped he would not detain him, and make a slave of him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. that I may … upon him] The phrase…
21. that I may … upon him] The phrase probably means something more than merely seeing Benjamin. It may indicate favourable protection, as in Psa_33:18; Psa_34:15.
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