Genesis 44:27

27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me ¹two sons.

Genesis 44:27 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:27

And thy servant my father said unto us
When thus pressed to let Benjamin go with them: ye know that my wife bare me two [sons];
Rachel, by whom he had Joseph and Benjamin, and whom he calls his wife, she being his only lawful wife; Leah was imposed upon him, ( Genesis 29:20-30 ) ; and the other two were concubines, ( Genesis 30:4 Genesis 30:9 ) .

Genesis 44:27 In-Context

25 And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food, ’

26 we said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother goes with us, then we will go down. For we cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us. ’

27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

28 One left me, and I said, “Surely he has been torn to pieces, ” and I have never seen him since.

29 If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil to Sheol. ’

Cross References

• 1. 44:27 ch. 46:19