Genesis 42 · Verse 25

Genesis 42:25

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis 42:25, King James Version

Genesis 42:25 in other translations

BSBThen Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
WEBThen Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.
ASVThen Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus was it done unto them.
YLTAnd Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels with corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way; and one doth to them so.
DARBYAnd Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way. And thus did they to them.
BBEThen Joseph gave orders for their bags to be made full of grain, and for every man's money to be put back into his bag, and for food to be given them for the journey: which was done.
WebsterThen Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.

What does Genesis 42:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:25-28
25-28. Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money--This private generosity was not an infringement of his duty--a defrauding of the revenue. He would have a discretionary power--he was daily enriching the king's exchequer--and he might have paid the sum from his own purse.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Commanded to fill their sacks - כליהם keleyhem, their vessels; probably large woolen bags, or baskets lined with leather, which, as Sir John Chardin says, are still in use through all Asia, and are called tambellet; they are covered with leather, the better to resist the wet, and to prevent dirt and sand from mixing with the grain. These vessels, of whatever sort, must have been different from those called שק sak in the twenty-seventh and following verses, which was probably only a small sack or bag, in which each had reserved a sufficiency of corn for his ass during the journey; the larger vessels or bags serving to hold the wheat or rice they had brought, and their own packages. The reader will at once see that the English word sack is plainly derived from the Hebrew.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:25-28
The brethren came for corn, and corn they had: not only so, but every man had his money given back. Thus Christ, like Joseph, gives out supplies without money and without price. The poorest are invited to buy. But guilty consciences are apt to take good providences in a bad sense; to put wrong meanings even upon things that make for them.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 42:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzavand he commandedH6680
יוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefJosephH3130
וַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'Uand people filledH4390
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.Hemvessels theirH3627
בָּר֒bargrainH1250
וּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.Shivand to returnH7725
כַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.Hemsilver<s> theirH3701
אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שַׂקּ֔וֹsa.Kosack hisH8242
וְלָתֵ֥תve.la.Tetand to giveH5414
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemto <the> them
צֵדָ֖הtze.Dahprovision[s]H6720
לַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhfor the journeyH1870
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand someone didH6213
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemfor <the> them
כֵּֽן\׃KenthusH3651

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 42:25

  • 1 Peter 3:9

    Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  • Romans 12:17-21

    Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. …

  • Genesis 45:21

    And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

  • Isaiah 55:1

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

  • Matthew 5:44

    But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • Genesis 44:1-2

    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. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
commanded.
44:1,2; Isa 55:1
to give them.
45:21; Mt 6:33
and thus.
Mt 5:44; Ro 12:17-21; 1Pe 3:9

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Context

  • Genesis 42:24

    And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

  • Genesis 42:25

    Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

  • Genesis 42:26

    And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

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Genesis 42:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y mandó José que llenaran sus sacos de trigo, y devolviesen el dinero de cada uno de ellos, poniéndolo en su saco, y les diesen comida para el camino: é hízose así con ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Joseph commanda de remplir de blé leurs sacs, et de leur remettre leur argent à chacun dans son sac, et de leur donner des provisions pour le chemin; et on leur fit ainsi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Joseph gebot, daß man ihre Gefäße mit Getreide füllte und ihr Geld zurückgebe, einem jeden in seinen Sack, und ihnen Zehrung gebe auf den Weg. Und man tat ihnen also.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tollensque Simeon, et ligans illis præsentibus, jussit ministris ut implerent eorum saccos tritico, et reponerent pecunias singulorum in sacculis suis, datis supra cibariis in viam: qui fecerunt ita.