And Joseph said unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph,.... As soon as he could compose himself a little, and utter his words, the first thing he said was, that he was Joseph; that was his right name, his Hebrew name; though he was called by the Egyptians Zaphnathpaaneah, and by which name Joseph's brethren only knew him, if they knew his name at all; and it must be very startling to them to bear this sound, and to be told by himself that that was his name; and which was not all he meant and they understood, but that he was Joseph their brother as afterwards expressed:doth my father yet live?
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Genesis 45:3
Genesis 45:3
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I. Joseph ordered all his attendants to…Genesis 45:1-15Genesis 45:1-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
Genesis 45:1, Genesis 45:2
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2. How it was received.
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