Psalms Chapter 105 verse 17 Holy Bible
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
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He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
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He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
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He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - He sent a man before them, even Joseph. This is the real sense, though it is not fully expressed in the Hebrew. On the providential sending of Joseph into Egypt, see his own words, "God did send me before you, to preserve life" (Genesis 45:5). Who was sold for a servant (comp. Genesis 33:28, 36; Genesis 39:1).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Repeats Joseph's own explanation, twice given, of the ways of Providence in his life (Genesis 45:5; Genesis 1:20).