Genesis 42:29

And they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, and told to him all things that befelled to them, and said,

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In The King James Version

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

In Context

28and he said to his brethren, My money is yielded (again) to me, lo! it is had in the bag, (or behold! it is here in the bag); and they were astonished, and troubled, and said together, What thing is this that God hath done to us?

30The lord of the land spake hard to us, and guessed that we were spyers of the province; (The lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and said that we went there to spy out his land;)

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Cross References

Genesis 44:24Therefore when we had gone up to thy servant, our father, we told to him all things which my lord spake to us;

Genesis 45:26and they told to him, and said, Joseph, thy son, liveth, and he is lord in all the land of Egypt. And when this was heard, Jacob waked as of a grievous sleep; nevertheless he believed not to them. (and they told him, and said, Thy son Joseph liveth, and he is the ruler of all the land of Egypt. And when he heard this, Jacob appeared as if awakening from a grievous sleep, and he could not believe them.)

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:22-29

Reflections of Joseph's Brethren. ( b. c. 1706.) 21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And… Read the whole commentary →

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