Psalms 105:17
He sent before them a man, For a slave, was he sold—[even] Joseph;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
In Context
16Then called he a famine over the land, All the staff of bread, he brake;
18They forced, into a fetter, his foot, Into the iron, entered his soul;
Cross References
Genesis 37:27Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for our own brother, our own flesh, is he And his brethren hearkened.
Genesis 37:36Now, the Midianites, sold him into Egypt,—to Potiphar courtier of Pharaoh, chief of the royal executioners.
Genesis 45:4Then said Joseph unto his brethren—Draw near I pray you, unto me. And they drew near. And he said—I, am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Genesis 45:7So then God sent me before you, to plant for you a remainder in the earth,—and to save you alive, by a great deliverance,
Acts 7:9And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, 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 →