Psalms 105:17
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
In Context
16And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
18His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
Cross References
Genesis 37:27Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.
Genesis 37:36And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.
Genesis 45:7God sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a great nation.
Acts 7:9And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25
The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →