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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 44:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they said unto him, wherefore saith my lord these words? etc.] One of them, in the name of the rest, perhaps Judah, made answer, as astonished at the charge laid against them, suggesting that there was not the least foundation for it, and were quite surprised to hear anything of this kind alleged against them: God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing; expressing the utmost detestation of such a fact, as being what they could never be guilty of.
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