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King James Bible - Genesis 42:18

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 42:18

Y al tercer día les dijo José: Haced esto, y vivid. Yo temo a Dios.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 42:18

Verse 18. I fear God] ary yna µyhlah ta eth haelohim ani yare, literally translated the passage runs thus, I also fear the gods; but the emphatic h ha is probably added by Joseph, both here and in his conversation with Pharaoh, the more particularly to point out the eminence and perfection of the Supreme Being as contradistinguished from the gods of Egypt. He seems to say to his brethren, I am a worshipper of the true God, and ye have nothing to fear.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 7-20 - Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspecte that they had made away with him, and he gave them occasion to speak of their father and brother. God, in his providence, sometimes seems hars with those he loves, and speaks roughly to those for whom yet he ha great mercy in store. Joseph settled at last, that one of them shoul be left, and the rest go home and fetch Benjamin. It was a very encouraging word he said to them, "I fear God;" as if he had said, Yo may be assured I will do you no wrong; I dare not, for I know there is one higher than I. With those that fear God, we may expect fai dealing.

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Original Hebrew

ויאמר 559 אלהם 413 יוסף 3130 ביום 3117 השׁלישׁי 7992 זאת 2063 עשׂו 6213 וחיו 2421 את 853 האלהים 430 אני 589 ירא׃ 3372