THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
Observe how, through Judah's plea, Joseph becomes fully aware of everything that transpired in his father’s household following its sale, including how his father was treated and the words spoken about him.
Genesis 44:27Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Whereunto he answered: You know that my wife bore me two.
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר עַבְדְּךָ֥ אָבִ֖י אֵלֵ֑ינוּ אַתֶּ֣ם יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם כִּ֥י שְׁנַ֖יִם יָֽלְדָה־לִּ֥י אִשְׁתִּֽי׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 46:19The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
- Gen 30:22The Lord also remembering Rachel, heard her, and opened her womb.
- Gen 30:25And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: Send me away, that I may return into my country, and to my land.
- Gen 35:16And going forth from thence, he came in the spring time to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail,
- Gen 35:18And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, the son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, the son of the right hand.
- Gen 29:28He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel:
- Gen 29:18And Jacob being in love with her, said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel, thy younger daughter.
- Gen 29:21And he said to Laban: Give me my wife; for now the time is fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.