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for, behold, it <i>was</i> in his sack's mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But as one <i>of them</i> opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when one <i>of them</i> opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the overnight campsite, he saw his money; and behold, it was in the opening of his sack!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money; and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as one <i>of them</i> opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money; and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then one <i>of them</i> opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place. And he saw his money; and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And at the lodging place, as one <i>of them</i> opened his sack to feed his donkey, he saw his money in the opening of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver there at the top of his bag.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his money there at the top of the bag. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get some grain for his donkey, and at once he saw his moneybag. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At the place where they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey. His money was right inside his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At the place where they spent the night, one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey and found his money at the top of the sack. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later on, one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey some fodder after they had stopped at the place where they intended to lodge for the night. There, in the mouth of his sack, was all of his money! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food at the lodging place, he saw his silver. Look, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money: for behold, it was in his sack's mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the one opens his sack to give provender to his donkey at a lodging-place, and he sees his money, and behold, it [is] in the mouth of his bag,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the one openeth his sack to give provender to his ass at a lodging-place, and he seeth his money, and lo, it is in the mouth of his bag,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the one will open his sack to give food to his ass in the lodging place, and he will see his silver; for behold, it in the mouth of his sack.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack's mouth; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And one of them, opening a sack to give his beast of burden fodder at the inn, looked upon the money at the sack’s mouth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the night encampment, when one of them opened his bag to give his donkey some fodder, he saw his money there in the mouth of his bag.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money at the top of the sack.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And one of them opened his sack to throw hay for his donkey, at the lodging house, and he saw his money laid in the mouth of his pack.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And one having opened his sack to give his asses fodder, at the place where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was on the mouth of his sack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/42-27.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=10976" 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">26</span>and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4411.htm" title="4411: bam·mā·lō·wn (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A lodging place, inn, khan. From luwn; a lodgment, i.e. Caravanserai or encampment.">At the place where they lodged for the night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: way·yip̄·taḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">of them opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm" title="8242: śaq·qōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sack, sackcloth. From shaqaq; properly, a mesh, i.e. Coarse loose cloth or sacking; hence, a bag.">his sack</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to get</a> <a href="/hebrew/4554.htm" title="4554: mis·pō·w (N-ms) -- Fodder. From an unused root meaning to collect; fodder.">feed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: la·ḥă·mō·rōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">for his donkey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and he saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kas·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">his silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">in the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/572.htm" title="572: ’am·taḥ·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A sack. From mathach; properly, something expansive, i.e. A bag.">of the sack.</a> </span><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?”…<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/43-21.htm">Genesis 43:21</a></span><br />But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Genesis 44:1-2</a></span><br />Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack. / Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Genesis 37:25-28</a></span><br />And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? / Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-3.htm">Genesis 45:3</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.<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="/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24-26</a></span><br />Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. / But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. / So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Exodus 16:15</a></span><br />When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1</a></span><br />Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Numbers 22:21-23</a></span><br />So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. / Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. / When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Joshua 9:4-5</a></span><br />acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended. / They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">1 Samuel 9:7-8</a></span><br />“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">2 Kings 7:8</a></span><br />When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Nehemiah 5:15</a></span><br />The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-22.htm">Job 12:22</a></span><br />He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.</p><p class="hdg">the inn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Genesis 43:21</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, <i>every</i> man's money <i>was</i> in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/44-11.htm">Genesis 44:11</a></b></br> Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24</a></b></br> And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.</p><p class="hdg">inn.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/32-5.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Bag</a> <a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Espied</a> <a href="/genesis/37-16.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/genesis/24-32.htm">Fodder</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Food</a> <a href="/luke/10-34.htm">Inn</a> <a href="/philemon/1-22.htm">Lodging</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/genesis/41-11.htm">Night</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Night's</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/genesis/24-32.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Sack</a> <a href="/genesis/44-2.htm">Sack's</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Stopped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/44-13.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/genesis/42-35.htm">Bag</a> <a href="/genesis/44-13.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-16.htm">Espied</a> <a href="/genesis/46-32.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/genesis/43-24.htm">Fodder</a> <a href="/genesis/42-33.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Inn</a> <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Lodging</a> <a href="/genesis/42-28.htm">Money</a> <a href="/genesis/43-12.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Night</a> <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Night's</a> <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/genesis/44-11.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/genesis/43-19.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/genesis/43-24.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/42-28.htm">Sack</a> <a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Sack's</a> <a href="/exodus/9-33.htm">Stopped</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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The brothers were returning from Egypt to Canaan, a journey that would have taken several days. Lodging for the night suggests a pause in their travel, a moment of rest and reflection. This setting also foreshadows the revelation and ensuing anxiety that will unfold, as nighttime often symbolizes a time of vulnerability and introspection in biblical narratives.<p><b>one of them opened his sack</b><br>The act of opening the sack is significant as it reveals the hidden truth. In biblical literature, opening or uncovering often symbolizes revelation or the uncovering of hidden realities. This moment is pivotal as it begins to unravel the brothers' understanding of their situation and the mysterious workings of God in their lives. It also sets the stage for the unfolding drama of Joseph's testing of his brothers.<p><b>to get feed for his donkey</b><br>The need to feed the donkey highlights the practical concerns of travel in the ancient world. Donkeys were essential for transportation and carrying goods, underscoring the brothers' dependence on these animals for their journey. This detail adds authenticity to the narrative, grounding it in the everyday realities of life in the ancient Near East.<p><b>and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack</b><br>The discovery of the silver is a moment of shock and fear for the brothers. Silver was the currency of trade, and its unexpected presence suggests a misunderstanding or a potential accusation of theft. This incident is a test of the brothers' integrity and honesty, echoing Joseph's earlier experiences with his brothers' betrayal. The silver in the sack can also be seen as a type of Christ, symbolizing redemption and the price paid for sin, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. This moment connects to the broader biblical theme of God's providence and the testing of faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <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 the famine. They are central to this account as they unknowingly fulfill Joseph's earlier dreams.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_place_of_lodging.htm">The Place of Lodging</a></b><br>This unspecified location is where the brothers stopped for the night on their journey back to Canaan. It serves as the setting for the discovery of the silver.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sack.htm">The Sack</a></b><br>The container used by Joseph's brothers to carry grain back to Canaan. The discovery of the silver in the sack is a pivotal moment in the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_silver.htm">The Silver</a></b><br>The money that was supposed to be used to pay for the grain. Its presence in the sack raises questions of integrity and divine intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_donkey.htm">The Donkey</a></b><br>The animal used for transportation, highlighting the practical aspects of the brothers' journey and the everyday life of the time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence.htm">Divine Providence</a></b><br>God's hand is evident in the unfolding events, reminding us that He orchestrates circumstances for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_and_honesty.htm">Integrity and Honesty</a></b><br>The brothers' reaction to finding the silver challenges us to consider our own responses to situations that test our integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fear_and_trust.htm">Fear and Trust</a></b><br>The brothers' fear upon discovering the silver highlights the tension between fear and trust in God's provision and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reconciliation.htm">Repentance and Reconciliation</a></b><br>This event is a step towards the brothers' eventual repentance and reconciliation with Joseph, illustrating the importance of facing past wrongs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The unexpected return of the silver can be seen as a reminder of God's provision, even when it is not immediately understood.<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_to_effectively_share_the_gospel.htm">Is wealth and fame appropriate for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_44_align_with_earlier_chapters.htm">How do the events in Genesis 44 fit coherently with earlier chapters in Genesis, given the discrepancies in character motivations and the sudden moral tension introduced by Joseph's actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_gain_wisdom_from_god.htm">What does the Bible say about suicide?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_large_silver_returns_go_unnoticed.htm">(Genesis 43:12) How plausible is it that large amounts of silver were secretly returned without raising alarms among Egyptian authorities or the local population? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">In the inn.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">lodging-place, </span>literally, place to pass the night. It is quite possible that on a route frequented by numerous caravans there were places where a certain amount of protection for the beasts of burden and their attendants had been provided, either by the rulers, or by benevolent people. But Joseph's brethren would find there at most only walls and water. "The one" who opened his sack is said by tradition to have been Levi. At the end of the verse this sack is called by another name, signifying a travelling-bag, or wallet for forage. The translation of these three different words, vessel, wallet, and sack, indifferently by the last of them, has led to the absurd view, common among commentators, that Joseph's brethren went down into Egypt, each with one ass and one sack. Hence their astonishment that such an insignificant knot of men should be brought before the governor of Egypt. But the word used in <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm" title="Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.">Genesis 42:25</a> signifies everything into which corn could be put; and the word at the end of this verse is the travelling-bag, which each of the patriarchs carried behind him on his riding ass. Their men would go on foot at the side of the beasts of burden laden with the corn.<p>It is said here that one only found his money at the lodging-place, and that the rest did not find their money until they emptied their sacks on reaching home. the sacks mentioned here (in <a href="/genesis/42-35.htm" title="And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.">Genesis 42:35</a>) were the same as the travelling-bags, for they are expressly so called in <a href="/context/genesis/43-21.htm" title="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.">Genesis 43:21-23</a>. In <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm" title="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.">Genesis 43:21</a>, however, they tell Joseph's steward that they all found their money in the mouth of their sacks on opening them at the lodging-place. This was not strictly accurate, but it would have been wearisome and useless to enter into such details. Two things it was necessary to show: the first, that all had found their money; the second, that they had gone too far on their journey homewards to be able to return and give the money back. Probably what is said in <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm" title="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.">Genesis 43:21</a> was literally true only of one, and he found his money because it had been put in last, and was therefore at the mouth of the wallet. In all the other sacks it had been put in first, under the corn, and so they did not find it until "they had emptied their sacks." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And as one of them opened his sack</span> - literally, <span class="accented">and the one opened his sack, i.e.</span> they did not all open their sacks on the homeward journey, although afterwards, in reporting the circumstance to Joseph, they represent themselves as having done so (<a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Genesis 43:21</a>); but only one at the wayside inn, and the rest on reaching home (ver. 35; <span class="accented">vide infra</span>, <a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Genesis 43:21</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">to give his ass provender in the inn</span> (the <span class="hebrew">מָלון</span>, from <span class="hebrew">לוּן</span>, an inn to pass the night, was not in the modern sense of the term, but simply a halting-place or camping station where travelers were wont to lodge, without finding for themselves or animals any other food than they carried with them), <span class="cmt_word">he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth</span> - literally, <span class="accented">in the opening, of his amtachath</span>, <span class="hebrew">אַמְתַּחַת</span>, from <span class="hebrew">מָתַח</span>, to spread out, an old word for a sack (<a href="/genesis/43-18.htm">Genesis 43:18, 21, 22</a>), here used synonymously with <span class="hebrew">שַׂק</span>, from which it would seem that the travelers carried two sorts of bags, one for the corn <span class="hebrew">כְּלִי</span> (ver. 25), and another for the called asses' provender called <span class="hebrew">אַמְתַּחַת</span>. It was in the latter that the money had been placed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/42-27.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">At the place where they lodged for the night,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּל֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mā·lō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4411.htm">Strong's 4411: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lodgment, caravanserai, encampment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָ֜ד</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them opened</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip̄·taḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sack</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂקּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(śaq·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8242.htm">Strong's 8242: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to get</span><br /><span class="heb">לָתֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feed</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפּ֛וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4554.htm">Strong's 4554: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fodder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for his donkey,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·mō·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּרְא֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his silver</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּסְפּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kas·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sack.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’am·taḥ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_572.htm">Strong's 572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something expansive, a bag</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">OT Law: Genesis 42:27 As one of them opened his sack (Gen. 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