KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 42:35
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
WEB World English Bible
It happened as they emptied their sacks, that behold, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man’s silver is in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;
Surrounding context — Genesis 42
32 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.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men]; leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and be gone:
34 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 traffick in the land.
35 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.
36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.
37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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וַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beהֵ֚םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)מְרִיקִ֣יםH7324 · ruqto emptyשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םH8242 · saqsackclothוְהִנֵּה־H2009 · hin.nehbeholdאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanצְרוֹר־H6872 · tse.rorbundleכַּסְפּ֖וֹH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹH8242 · saqsackclothוַיִּרְא֞וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]צְרֹר֧וֹתH6872 · tse.rorbundleכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyהֵ֥מָּהH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)וַאֲבִיהֶ֖םH1 · avfatherוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃H3372 · ya.reto fear
Cross-references
Genesis 43:21And 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 43:12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry [it] again in your hand; peradventure it [was] an oversight:Genesis 42:27-28And 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.Genesis 43:15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
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