THEOSISGenesis 42:10Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But they said: It is not so, my lord; but thy servants are come to buy food.
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו לֹ֣א אֲדֹנִ֑י וַעֲבָדֶ֥יךָ בָּ֖אוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 37:8His brethren answered: Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred.
- 1 Sam 26:17And Saul knew David's voice, and said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said: It is my voice, my lord the king.
- Gen 44:9With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.
- Gen 27:37Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants: I have established him with corn and wine, and after this, what shall I do more for thee, my son?
- Gen 27:29And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.