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They said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them: &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When they returned to the land of Canaan, they told their father Jacob everything that had happened to them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them; saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When they came to their father Jacob in Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they came to their father Jacob in Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as they had returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then they returned to their father Jacob to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they come to their father Jacob, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will come to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they will announce to him all having happened to them, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Chanaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they went to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, and they explained to him all the things that had befallen them, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When they got back to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they came to Yaquuv their father, to the land of Canaan and told him everything that had occurred to them, and they said to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they came to their father, Jacob, into the land of Chanaan, and reported to him all that had happened to them, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/42-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10998" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/42.htm">Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When they reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî·hem (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·gî·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">they described</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7136.htm" title="7136: haq·qō·rōṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to light upon; causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers.">that had happened to them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5-11</a></span><br />Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. / He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: / We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-3.htm">Genesis 45:3-8</a></span><br />Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence. / Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! / And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-14</a></span><br />Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household. / Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Genesis 41:56-57</a></span><br />When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. / And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-1.htm">Genesis 43:1-2</a></span><br />Now the famine was still severe in the land. / So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/44-18.htm">Genesis 44:18-34</a></span><br />Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself. / My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ / And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-25.htm">Genesis 45:25-28</a></span><br />So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. / “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them. / However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29-30</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely. / Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Genesis 47:12</a></span><br />Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-11</a></span><br />Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11-13</a></span><br />Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. / On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16-22</a></span><br />He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. / He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21</a></span><br />By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell to them; saying,</p><p class="hdg">Caanan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5,13</a></b></br> And the sons of Israel came to buy <i>corn</i> among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1</a></b></br> And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-17.htm">Genesis 45:17</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;</p><p class="hdg">told.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/44-24.htm">Genesis 44:24</a></b></br> And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/40-9.htm">Account</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Befallen</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-11.htm">Befell</a> <a href="/genesis/42-13.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/41-24.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">Experiences</a> <a href="/genesis/42-4.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Meeting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/44-24.htm">Account</a> <a href="/exodus/18-8.htm">Befallen</a> <a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Befell</a> <a href="/genesis/42-32.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/44-24.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-5.htm">Experiences</a> <a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/exodus/12-16.htm">Meeting</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-1.htm">Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-16.htm">They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-21.htm">They have remorse for Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Simeon is kept for a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">They return with grain, and their money.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-29.htm">Their relation to Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Jacob refuses to send Benjamin.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Canaan, the land promised to Abraham and his descendants, is significant as the backdrop for much of the patriarchal narratives. Jacob, also known as Israel, is the father of the twelve tribes, and his presence in Canaan underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. The return to Canaan after their journey to Egypt highlights the ongoing tension between the land of promise and the land of provision, a theme that recurs throughout the Bible.<p><b>they described to him all that had happened to them:</b><br>This phrase indicates a moment of revelation and communication. The brothers recount their experiences in Egypt, which includes their encounter with Joseph, whom they do not recognize. This moment is pivotal as it sets the stage for the eventual reconciliation and fulfillment of Joseph's earlier dreams (<a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5-11</a>). The act of describing their experiences also reflects the importance of oral tradition in ancient cultures, where stories and events were passed down verbally. This narrative foreshadows the eventual revelation of Joseph's identity and the preservation of the family line, which is crucial for the unfolding of God's redemptive plan through Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch of the family, also known as Israel. He is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel and is residing in Canaan during this event.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph's_brothers.htm">Joseph's Brothers</a></b><br>The sons of Jacob who traveled to Egypt to buy grain during a famine. They are returning to Canaan to report back to their father.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land where Jacob and his family reside. It is the Promised Land that God had given to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The place where Joseph, Jacob's son, has risen to power. It is the location where the brothers went to buy grain.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_famine.htm">The Famine</a></b><br>A severe famine affecting the region, prompting Jacob to send his sons to Egypt for food.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>The journey of Joseph's brothers to Egypt and their encounter with Joseph, though unknown to them at the time, is part of God's sovereign plan to preserve His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Family Reconciliation</a></b><br>The brothers' return to Jacob and their report is a step towards the eventual reconciliation with Joseph, emphasizing the value of restoring broken family relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_provision.htm">Trusting God's Provision</a></b><br>Despite the famine, God provides for Jacob's family through Joseph's position in Egypt, reminding us to trust in God's provision during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance.htm">The Role of Repentance</a></b><br>The brothers' journey and their eventual realization of their past wrongs against Joseph highlight the importance of repentance and seeking forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Jacob's residence in Canaan, despite the famine, reflects faith in God's promise to Abraham about the land, encouraging believers to hold fast to God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob's_biblical_life_unfold.htm">How did Jacob's life unfold in biblical narratives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_conflict_after_jacob-esau_meet.htm">What explains the absence of any further conflict between Jacob and Esau after their dramatic meeting in Genesis 33?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jacob_alone_move_a_multi-shepherd_stone.htm">Genesis 29:2-3: How plausible is it for Jacob alone to remove a stone that typically required multiple shepherds?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 29-34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan</span>, <span class="cmt_word">and told him all that befell unto them</span> (literally, <span class="accented">all the things happening to them</span>, the participle being construed with the accusative); s<span class="cmt_word">aying, The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us</span> (literally, <span class="accented">spake the man, lord of the country, with us harsh things</span>, the order and arrangement of the words indicating the strong feeling which their treatment in Egypt had excited), <span class="cmt_word">and took us for spies of the country. And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: we be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> vers. 11, 13). <span class="cmt_word">And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of Our brethren here with me, and take food r the famine of your households, and be gone</span>. It is observable that they do not mention Joseph's first proposal, probably because of Joseph's subsequent kindness; neither do they intimate the fact that Simeon was bound, perhaps through a desire to soften the blow as much as possible for their venerable parent. <span class="cmt_word">And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/42-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When they reached</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their father</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֣רְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Canaan,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָ֑עַן</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they described</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·gî·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">him all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that had happened to them:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּרֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7136.htm">Strong's 7136: </a> </span><span class="str2">To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/42-29.htm">Genesis 42:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/42-29.htm">OT Law: Genesis 42:29 They came to Jacob their father (Gen. 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