Genesis 42:29

And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying,

Young's Literal Translation

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 saith unto his brethren, 'My money hath been put back, and also, lo, in my bag:' and their heart goeth out, and they tremble, one to another saying, 'What [is] this God hath done to us!'

30'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

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Cross References

Genesis 44:24'And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord;

Genesis 45:26and they declare to him, saying, 'Joseph [is] yet alive,' and that he [is] ruler over all the land of Egypt; and his heart ceaseth, for he hath not given credence to 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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