Genesis 44:8
Beholde the money which we founde in oure sackes mouthes we brought agayne vnto the out of the lande of Canaa: how then shulde we steale out of my lordes house ether syluer or golde?
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
In Context
9with whosoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye and let vs also be my lordes bondmen.
Cross References
Genesis 42:27And as one of them opened his sacke for to geue his asse prauender in the Inne he spied his money in his sacks mouth
Genesis 43:12And take as moch money more with you. And the money that was brought agayne in youre sackes take it agayne with you in youre handes peraduenture it was some ouersyghte.
Genesis 43:21and as we came to an Inne and opened oure sackes: beholde euery mannes money was in his sacke with full weghte: But we haue broght it agene with us
Matthew 19:18The other sayde to him Which? And Iesus sayde: breake no wedloke kill not steale not: beare not falce witnes:
Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:2-18
Joseph's Policy. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up,… Read the whole commentary →