When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.
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When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.
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And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
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And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.
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- Genesis 43:12 and take double money in your hand, and take back the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks. Perhaps it was an oversight.
- Genesis 42:27-35 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. He said to his brothers, “My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!” Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?” They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying, “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. We said to him, ‘We are honest men. We are no spies. We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.’ The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way. Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’ ” As they emptied their sacks, behold, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
- Genesis 43:15 The men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and got up, went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
- Romans 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
- Romans 13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
- Hebrews 13:5 Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
- Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
- 1 Peter 2:12 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- 1 Peter 3:16 having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 43:21 And it came to pass, when we…
Gen 43:21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, [every] man’s money [was] in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
Ver. 21. Every man’s money.] This made their hearts even ready to go out of their mouths, as the Heb. hath it. {Gen 42:35}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And other money have we brought down in our…
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food,.... Double money for a double quantity, or because the price of corn was now doubled; and their bringing this besides the other showed their honest and upright intentions:
we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks; we are quite ignorant of it, and can by no means account for it, and therefore hope no blame will be laid on us.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain We opened. Chap. xlii. 35. They seem to have…
We opened. Chap. xlii. 35. They seem to have discovered the whole of their money only when they were in the presence of Jacob; though they had already, perhaps, seen part of it at the inn, and left it in their sacks for the satisfaction of their father. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. the lodging place) Cf. Gen_42:27 (J).
21. the lodging place) Cf. Gen_42:27 (J).
every man’s money] According to E, every man’s bundle of money was found, when they emptied their sacks at their journey’s end. Cf. Gen_42:35.
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in full weight] Lit. “in its weight.” The money was not in coins, but in metal, probably bars, rings, or ingots, which had to be weighed.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) The inn.—The lodging-place. (See Note on Gen_42:27.)
(21) The inn.—The lodging-place. (See Note on Gen_42:27.)
Our sacks.—Heb., our travelling or forage bags. It is the word used at the end of Gen_42:27. So immediately afterwards the silver was found “in the mouth of the travelling-bag.” And so again in Gen_43:22-23. This is accurate, as the silver was placed in the private bag of each one, and not in the corn sacks; but as we have seen in Gen_42:27; Gen_42:35, only one of them found his money at the lodging-place. This, however, was a matter of no importance, while it was necessary to show that they were a full day’s journey on the route homewards before the mistake was discovered.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
The brothers continue speaking to the steward of the house.
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It came about
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
when we reached the lodging place
"when we came to the place that we were going to stay for the night"
behold
The word "behold" here shows that the brothers were surprised by what they saw.
every man's money was in the opening of his sack, our money in full weight
"each one of us found the full amount of his money in his sack"
We have brought it back in our hands
Here "hands" stands for the whole person. AT: "We have brought the money back with us" (See: Synecdoche)
Other money we have also brought down in our hand to buy food
Here "hand" stands for the whole person. AT: "We have also brought more money to buy food" (See: Synecdoche)
brought down
It common to use the word "down" when speaking of traveling from Canaan to Egypt.
Peace be to you
The abstract noun "Peace" can be stated as a verb. AT: "Relax" or "Calm yourselves" (See: Abstract Nouns)
Your God and the God of your father
The stewards is not speaking about two different Gods. AT: "Your God, the God your father worships"
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manager
peace
fear
God
Simeon
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