Gen 32:28, 43:30, 34, 45:2, 15, Neh 1:11, Job 2:12, Psa 34:4, Pro 16:7, 21:1 | TSK | STEP | Thy name. Israel. i.e., a prince of God. as a prince.Or, according to the LXX., Vulgate, Houbigant, Dathe, and Rosenmuller, "because thou hast power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men." There is a beautiful antithesis between the two terms, with [Elohim,] {Elohim,} god, the Almighty, with [anashim,] {anashim,} weak, feeble men, as the word imports; seeing thou hast had power with the Almighty, surely thou shalt prevail over perishing mortals. power. with men.

Genesis 32:28

Thy name.

17:5,15; 33:20; 35:10; Nu 13:16; 2Sa 12:25; 2Ki 17:34; Isa 62:2-4

Israel. i.e., a prince of God. as a prince.Or, according to the LXX., Vulgate, Houbigant, Dathe, and Rosenmuller, "because thou hast power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men." There is a beautiful antithesis between the two terms, with [Elohim,] {Elohim,} god, the Almighty, with [anashim,] {anashim,} weak, feeble men, as the word imports; seeing thou hast had power with the Almighty, surely thou shalt prevail over perishing mortals.

power.

24; Ho 12:3-5

with men.

25:31; 27:33-36; 31:24,36-55; 33:4; 1Sa 26:25; Pr 16:7

Genesis 43:30

his bowels.

1Ki 3:26; Jer 31:20; Ho 11:8; Php 1:8; 2:1; Col 3:12; 1Jo 3:17

wept there.

42:24; Joh 11:33-38; Ac 20:19,31,37; 2Ti 1:4

Genesis 43:34

messes.

2Sa 11:8

was five times.Sir John Chardin observes, that "in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are some houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. The great men of the state are always served by themselves, in the feasts that are made for them; and with great profusion, their part of each kind of provision being always double, treble, or a larger proportion of each kind of meat."

45:22; 1Sa 1:5; 9:22-24

were merry. Heb. drank largely.

Pr 31:6; Ec 9:7; 10:19; So 5:1; Hab 1:6; Mt 11:19; Joh 2:10

Genesis 45:2

wept aloud. Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping."This," says Sir J. Chardin, "is exactly the genius of the people of Asia; their sentiments of joy or grief are properly transports, and their transports are ungoverned, excessive, and truly outrageous. When anyone returns from a long journey or dies, his family burst into cries that may be heard twenty doors off; and this is renewed at different times, and continues many days, according to the vigour of the passion. Sometimes they cease all at once, and then begin as suddenly, with a greater shrillness and loudness than one could easily imagine."

Nu 14:1; Ru 1:9; 2Ki 20:3; Ac 20:37

Genesis 45:15

Moreover.

2; 29:11,13; 33:4; Ex 4:27; Ru 1:9,14; 1Sa 10:1; 20:41; 2Sa 14:33

Lu 15:20; Ac 20:37

talked.

Ps 77:4

Nehemiah 1:11

Let now.

6; Ps 86:6; 130:2

who desire.

Pr 1:29; Isa 26:8,9; Heb 13:18

grant.

2:8; Ge 32:11,28; 43:14; Ezr 1:1; 7:6,27,28; Pr 21:1

For I was.The office of cup-bearer was one of great trust, honour, and emolument, in the Persian court. To be in such a place of trust he must have been in the king's confidence; for no eastern potentate would have a cup-bearer to whom he could not trust his life, poison being often administered in that way. It was an office much desired, because it gave access to the king in those seasons of hilarity when men are most disposed to grant favours.

2:1; Ge 40:2,9-13,21,23; 41:9