But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
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Interpretation
Jacob saw the corn his neighbours had bought in Egypt, and brought home. It is a spur to exertion to see others supplied.
Read with
This thought runs through Genesis 42:3-6.
Glossary
- Benjamin Person
- Son of my right hand. (1. ) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel ( Gen. 35:18 ). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place.