Gen 47 | TSK | STEP | Joseph presents his father, and five of his brethren before Pharaoh. He gives them habitation and maintenance. He gets the Egyptians' money; their cattle; and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh. He restores the land for a fifth. Jacob's age. He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers. Joseph. in the land.

men of activity.{Anshey chayil,} men of strength, power, ability, or prowess. It implies both fitness of mind and body; and so valour, prudence, diligence, and virtue.

rulers.

Ex 18:21; 1Sa 21:7; 1Ch 27:29-31; 2Ch 26:10; Pr 22:29

cattle{Mikneh}, from {kanah}, to posses, signifies property or possession of any kind, though it frequently is used for cattle, because in ancient times they constituted the principal part of a man's possessions.

16; Ex 9:3-6,10,21

And Jacob.

10; 35:27; Ex 12:32; Nu 6:23,24; Jos 14:13; 1Sa 2:20; 2Sa 8:10

2Sa 19:39; 1Ki 1:47; 2Ki 4:29; Mt 26:26; Lu 22:19; 1Pe 2:17

How old art thou. Heb. How many are the days of the years ofthy life?

The days.

1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12; 119:19,54; 2Co 5:6; Heb 11:9-16; 13:14

1Pe 2:11

and hundred.

Job 14:1; Ps 39:5; 89:47,48; 90:3-12; Jas 4:14

have not.

28; 5:27; 11:11,24,25; 25:7,8; 35:28; 50:26; Ex 6:4; 7:7; De 34:7

Jos 24:29; 2Sa 19:32-35; Job 8:8,9; 42:16,17

7; 14:19; Nu 6:23-27; De 33:1; Ru 2:4; 2Sa 8:10; 19:39; Ps 119:46

Ps 129:8; Heb 7:7

Rameses.

6; Ex 1:11; 12:37; Joh 10:10,28; 14:2,23; 17:2,24

nourished.

Ru 4:15

his father.

Ex 20:12; Mt 15:4-6; Mr 7:10-13; 1Ti 4:8; 5:4,8

according to their families. or, as a little child isnourished. Heb. according to the little ones.

1,21,24; 1Th 2:7

A.M. 2300. B.C. 1704. so that.

41:30,31; 1Ki 18:5; Jer 14:1-6; La 2:19,20; 4:9; Ac 7:11

fainted.

Jer 9:12; Joe 1:10-12

the money.

41:56

Joseph brought.

Lu 16:1,2,10-12; 1Co 4:2; 1Pe 4:10

A.M. 2301. B.C. 1703. Give us bread.

18,19,24; Jud 8:5,8; 1Sa 21:3; 25:8; Ps 37:3; Isa 33:16; Mt 6:11

Give your cattle.This was the wisest measure that could be adopted, both for the preservation of the people and the cattle. As the people had not grain for their own sustenance, consequently they could have none for their cattle: hence they were in the most imminent danger of starving; and the people also were in equal danger; as they must have divided a portion of that bought for themselves with the cattle, which, for the sake of tillage, etc., they wished of course to preserve till the seven years' famine should end.

Da 6:5-7; Pr 12:17; 1Co 10:32; Php 4:8; Col 4:5

for horses.

Ex 9:3; 1Ki 10:28; Job 2:4; Isa 31:1; Mt 6:24

fed them. Heb. led them.

A.M. 2302. B.C. 1702.

2Ki 6:26; Jer 38:9

buy us.

Ne 5:2,3; Job 2:4; La 1:11; 5:6,9; Mt 16:26; Php 3:8,9

and give.

A.M. 2303. B.C. 1701.

And as.It is highly probable, that Joseph was influenced by no political motive in removing the people to the cities, but merely by motives of prudence and humanity; for, as the corn was laid up in the cities, it would be more eligible to bring then from distant towns and villages to places where they might be more conveniently supplied with food.

to cities.

41:48

of the priests. or, princes.

14:18; 41:45,50; *marg:

2Sa 8:18

for the priests.

De 12:19; Jos 21:1-45; Ezr 7:24; Ne 13:10; Mt 10:10; 1Co 9:13

Ga 6:6; 2Th 3:10; 1Ti 5:17

bought.

here is seed.

41:27; 45:6; Ps 41:1; 107:36,37; 112:5; Pr 11:26; 12:11; 13:23

Ec 11:6; Isa 28:24,25; 55:10; Mt 24:45; 2Co 9:10

the fifth part.

25; 41:34; Le 27:32; 1Sa 8:15-17; Ps 41:1; 112:5

Thou hast.

6:19; 41:45; *marg:

45:6-8; 50:20; Pr 11:26,27

let us.

18:3; 33:15; Ru 2:13

made it a law.From this history, and from Diodorus Siculus (lib. i.), we learn that the land of Egypt was divided into three parts: one belonged to the Priests, (ver. 22, 26;) a second was the king's, (which appears to have been the land of Rameses, or Goshen, ver. 11;) the remainder was the subjects'. Now Joseph, having purchased the land of the people (ver. 19, 20), restored it, on the condition of their paying a fifth part of the produce to the king, beyond which he appears to have made no demand.

except.

22; Eze 7:24

priests. or, princes.

dwelt.

grew.

8:7,9; 13:16; 26:4; 28:14; 46:3; Ex 1:7,12; De 10:22; 26:5; Ne 9:23

Ps 105:24; 107:38; Zec 10:8; Ac 7:17

A.M. 2315. B.C. 1689. seventeen.

37:2

the whole age. Heb. the days of the years of his life.

8; *marg:

9; Ps 90:10,12; 119:84

must die.

9; 3:19; 50:24; De 31:14; 2Sa 7:12; 14:14; 1Ki 2:1; Job 7:1

Job 14:14; 30:23; Ps 6:5; 49:7,9; 89:48; Heb 9:27

put.

24:2

deal kindly.

24:49

bury me not.

50:24,25; Ac 7:15,16; Heb 11:22

23:19; 25:9; 49:29-32; 50:5-14,25; 2Sa 19:37; 1Ki 13:22; Ne 2:3,5

Swear.

24:3

And Israel bowed.As {shachah,} which primarily signifies to bow, denotes also to worship; and as {mittah,} a bed, pronounced {matteh,} is a staff; the LXX. have taken the passage in the latter sense, and rendered it [kai prosekunésen Israel epi to akron tés rabdou autou,] "and Israel worshipped upon the top of his staff," which is literally copied by the apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Hebrews. The present reading is, however, supported by the Masoretic pointing and the Targums; and is most probably correct, as it would appear that Jacob was confined to his bed.

29; 24:26; 48:1,2; 1Ki 1:47; Heb 11:21