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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
emptied	מְרִיקִ֣ים me.ri.Kim	H7324	to pour out (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
sacks	שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם sa.kei.Hem	H8242	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
man’s	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bundle	צְרוֹר tze.ror-	H6872	a parcel (as packed up) · noun, common masculine singular construct
money	כַּסְפּ֖וֹ kas.Po	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sack	בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ be.sa.Ko	H8242	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
father	וַאֲבִיהֶ֖ם va.'a.vi.Hem	H1	father · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
saw	וַיִּרְא֞וּ vai.yir.'U	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
bundles	צְרֹר֧וֹת tze.ro.Rot	H6872	a parcel (as packed up) · noun, common feminine plural construct
money	כַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛ם kas.pei.Hem	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
afraid	וַיִּירָֽאוּ vai.yi.Ra.'u	H3372	to fear · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 43:21 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 mon…
Genesis 42:27-28 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.
Genesis 43:12 And 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; peradventu…
Genesis 43:15 And 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:29–end

Here is, 1. The report which Jacob's sons made to their father of the great distress they had been in in Egypt; how they had been suspected, and threatened, and obliged to leave Simeon a prisoner there, till they should bring Benjamin with them thither. Who would have thought of this when they left home? When we go abroad we should consider how many sad accidents, that we little think of, may befall us before we return home. We know not what a day may bring forth; we ought therefore to be always ready for the worst. 2. The deep impression this made upon the good man. The very bundles of money which Joseph returned, in kindness to his father, frightened him (Gen 42:35); for he concluded it wa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:35

as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's . . . money was in his sack--It appears that they had been silent about the money discovery at the resting-place, as their father might have blamed them for not instantly returning. However innocent they knew themselves to be, it was universally felt to be an unhappy circumstance, which might bring them into new and greater perils.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 42:35

As they emptied their sacks - See Clarke on Gen 42:27 (note).

John Gill on Genesis 42:35

And it came to pass, as they emptied their sacks,.... Both those in which were the corn they had bought, and those in which were their provender for their cattle, and provision for themselves: that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; the same purse, and the same pieces of money, gold or silver, they had paid to the steward: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"because of Simeon, whom they had left there;''fearing that they should he charged with theft or fraud, and that Simeon would be put to death; they had opened their sacks before, and found their money in them, but put it up again as it was, in or…

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Dictionary and topics

Bag — (1.) A pocket of a cone-like shape in which Naaman bound two pieces of silver for Gehazi (2 Kings 5:23). The same Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Isa. 3:22, where it is rendered “crisping-pins,”…
Joseph — Remover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said, “God hath taken away [Heb. ‘asaph] my reproach.” “The Lord shall add…
Purse — (1.) Gr. balantion, a bag (Luke 10:4; 22:35, 36). (2.) Gr. zone, properly a girdle (Matt. 10:9; Mark 6:8), a money-belt. As to our Lord’s sending forth his disciples without money in their purses,…
Money · Silver used as — Silver used as
Treasure · .Money — .Money

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 42:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:35

Adam Clarke on Genesis 42:35

John Gill on Genesis 42:35

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 42:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:35

Adam Clarke on Genesis 42:35

John Gill on Genesis 42:35

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 42:35

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 42:35-36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 42:29-34

Rashi on Genesis 42:35