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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 42:2

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he said, behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, etc.] This explains what is meant by the phrase he saw, one sense being put for another: get ye down thither; as fast as you can without delay; Egypt lay lower than Canaan, and therefore they are bid to go down, as when they went from thence to Canaan they are said to go up, (<014525>Genesis 45:25); and buy for us from thence, that we may live, and not die; which shows the famine was very pressing, since, unless they could buy corn from Egypt they could not live, but must die.
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