And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
Judah and his brethren were waiting for an answer, and could not but be amazed to discover, instead of the gravity of a judge, the natural affection of a father or brother. I. Joseph ordered all his attendants to withdraw, Gen 45:1. The private conversations of friends are the most free.
Commenting on Genesis 45:1-15
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin,.... They were eyewitnesses of his being alive, having themselves seen him, and even Benjamin, who could not be suspected by his father of a fraud in imposing on him; and some of them could doubtless remember his features, and had an ocular proof of his being the very person, which they could with...
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth that speaketh unto you. (d) That is, that I speak in your own language and have no interpreter.