Genesis 45:22 (BSB)
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
From Genesis 45. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on Genesis 45:22
- John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on Genesis 45:22: 22. And to all of them he gave each man changes of raiment. That he furnishes his brethren with supplies for their journey is not wonderful: but to what purpose was it that he loaded them with money and garments, seeing they would so soon return?
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Genesis 45:16-24: Here is, 1. The kindness of Pharaoh to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake: he bade his brethren welcome (Gen 45:16), though it was a time of scarcity, and they were likely to be a charge to him. Nay, because it pleased Pharaoh, it pleased his servants too, at least they pretended to be pleased because Pharaoh was.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Genesis 45:22: To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment,.... Rich apparel, two suits of clothes, to shift and change upon occasion, such as Homer (k) calls , "changeable garments"; those he gave to everyone of his brethren, partly that they might have something to show to their father and to their wives, which would cause them to give credit to the report they...
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Genesis 45:22: changes of raiment--It was and is customary, with great men, to bestow on their friends dresses of distinction, and in places where they are of the same description and quality, the value of these presents consists in their number. The great number given to Benjamin bespoke the warmth of his brother's attachment to him; and Joseph felt, from the amiable temper they now all displayed...