Translation commentary on Genesis 43:17

The man did as Joseph bade him: man refers here to the steward and should probably be rendered by the term used to speak of him in verse 16.

Brought the men: that is, “took the brothers….”

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

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