thou art commanded The versions render "Command thou them"; and this rendering avoids the awkwardness of the sudden transition from sing. to plural, "Thou art commanded, this do ye." As it stands, Pharaoh turns from Joseph to Joseph's brethren; but they would hardly be present at such an interview.

wagons Wheeled conveyances for carrying baggage: a different word from that which is rendered "chariots." The wagon is for transport, the chariot for purposes of war or state. The Egyptian wagon -agolt'eis called by a Semitic name, possibly derived from the same form as the Hebrew -agâlah. See 1Sa 6:7 ff.; 2 Samuel 6:3.

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