Matthew Poole and continuators on Genesis 42:15
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Genesis42:15
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh , ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
As sure as Pharaoh lives. It seems to be the form of an oath in use among the Egi[illegible: 1+ letters]tians, as afterwards the Romans used to swear by the Name, Genius, Health and Life of their Emperors. Compare 1 Sam. 1. 26. and 17. 55. 2 King. 2. 2. Ezek. 33. 11. And it is not strange that Ioseph through humane infirmity was carried by the stream of the general practise of the Court, especially when the law of God was not yet delivered concerning the appropriation of Oaths unto God.
Marginal references: See 1 Sam. 1. 26. & 17. 55.
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