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Selected Verse: Genesis 42:6 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 42:6 |
Strong Concordance |
And Joseph [03130] was the governor [07989] over the land [0776], and he it was that sold [07666] to all the people [05971] of the land [0776]: and Joseph's [03130] brethren [0251] came [0935], and bowed down [07812] themselves before him with their faces [0639] to the earth [0776]. |
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King James |
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Joseph was the governor--in the zenith of his power and influence.
he it was that sold--that is, directed the sales; for it is impossible that he could give attendance in every place. It is probable, however, that he may have personally superintended the storehouses near the border of Canaan, both because that was the most exposed part of the country and because he must have anticipated the arrival of some messengers from his father's house.
Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him--His prophetic dreams [Gen 37:5-11] were in the course of being fulfilled, and the atrocious barbarity of his brethren had been the means of bringing about the very issue they had planned to prevent (Isa 60:14; Rev 3:9, last clause). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Joseph was the governor - שליט shallit, an intendant, a protector, from שלט skalat, to be over as a protector; hence שלטים shelatim, shields, or arms for protection and defense, Sa2 8:7; and שלטון shilton, power and authority, Ecc 8:4, Ecc 8:8; and hence the Arabic sultan, a lord, prince, or king, from salata, he obtained and exercised dominion, he ruled. Was it not from this very circumstance, Joseph being shallit, that all the Mohammedan governors of Egypt, etc., took the title of sultan? Bowed down themselves before him - Thus fulfilling the prophetic dream, Gen 37:7, Gen 37:8, which they had taken every precaution to render null and void. But there is neither might nor counsel against the Lord. |
9 Behold [2400], I will make [1325] them of [1537] the synagogue [4864] of Satan [4567], which [3588] say [3004] they [1438] are [1511] Jews [2453], and [2532] are [1526] not [3756], but [235] do lie [5574]; behold [2400], I will make [4160] them [846] to [2443] come [2240] and [2532] worship [4352] before [1799] thy [4675] feet [4228], and [2532] to know [1097] that [3754] I [1473] have loved [25] thee [4571].
14 The sons [01121] also of them that afflicted [06031] thee shall come [01980] bending [07817] unto thee; and all they that despised [05006] thee shall bow themselves down [07812] at the soles [03709] of thy feet [07272]; and they shall call [07121] thee, The city [05892] of the LORD [03068], The Zion [06726] of the Holy One [06918] of Israel [03478].
5 And Joseph [03130] dreamed [02492] a dream [02472], and he told [05046] it his brethren [0251]: and they hated [08130] him yet the more [03254].
6 And he said [0559] unto them, Hear [08085], I pray you, this dream [02472] which I have dreamed [02492]:
7 For, behold, we were binding [0481] [08432] sheaves [0485] in the field [07704], and, lo, my sheaf [0485] arose [06965], and also stood upright [05324]; and, behold, your sheaves [0485] stood round about [05437], and made obeisance [07812] to my sheaf [0485].
8 And his brethren [0251] said [0559] to him, Shalt thou indeed [04427] reign [04427] over us? or shalt thou indeed [04910] have dominion [04910] over us? And they hated [08130] him yet the more [03254] for his dreams [02472], and for his words [01697].
9 And he dreamed [02492] yet another [0312] dream [02472], and told [05608] it his brethren [0251], and said [0559], Behold, I have dreamed [02492] a dream [02472] more; and, behold, the sun [08121] and the moon [03394] and the eleven [06240] [0259] stars [03556] made obeisance [07812] to me.
10 And he told [05608] it to his father [01], and to his brethren [0251]: and his father [01] rebuked [01605] him, and said [0559] unto him, What is this dream [02472] that thou hast dreamed [02492]? Shall I and thy mother [0517] and thy brethren [0251] indeed [0935] come [0935] to bow down [07812] ourselves to thee to the earth [0776]?
11 And his brethren [0251] envied [07065] him; but his father [01] observed [08104] the saying [01697].
8 And his brethren [0251] said [0559] to him, Shalt thou indeed [04427] reign [04427] over us? or shalt thou indeed [04910] have dominion [04910] over us? And they hated [08130] him yet the more [03254] for his dreams [02472], and for his words [01697].
7 For, behold, we were binding [0481] [08432] sheaves [0485] in the field [07704], and, lo, my sheaf [0485] arose [06965], and also stood upright [05324]; and, behold, your sheaves [0485] stood round about [05437], and made obeisance [07812] to my sheaf [0485].
8 There is no man [0120] that hath power [07989] over the spirit [07307] to retain [03607] the spirit [07307]; neither hath he power [07983] in the day [03117] of death [04194]: and there is no discharge [04917] in that war [04421]; neither shall wickedness [07562] deliver [04422] those that are given [01167] to it.
4 Where the word [01697] of a king [04428] is, there is power [07983]: and who may say [0559] unto him, What doest [06213] thou?
7 And David [01732] took [03947] the shields [07982] of gold [02091] that were on the servants [05650] of Hadadezer [01909], and brought [0935] them to Jerusalem [03389].