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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 43:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Israel said, etc.] In answer to the speech of Judah: wherefore dealt ye [so] ill with me; had done that which brought so much evil upon him, gave him so much grief and trouble, and threw him into such perplexity and distress, that he knew not what to do, or course to take: [as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? which he thought was done imprudently and unadvisedly, and that there was no need of it; which, had it not been done, would have prevented this anxiety of mind he was now in, and the mischief he feared would follow.
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