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Genesis 47:2

King James Version (KJV)

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And he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 47:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 47:2

Theological / Devotional

Took some of his brethren. Having previously informed Pharaoh of the arrival of his relatives in Goshen, Joseph presented five of his brothers to the king. The Hebrew expression correctly translated “some of his brethren” in the KJV was misunderstood by earlier commentators, who gave unwarranted interpretations of it. It is simply a Hebrew idiom meaning “out of the whole number of his brothers.”

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