Genesis 42:27
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 42:27 in other translations
| BSB | At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack. |
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| WEB | As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. |
| ASV | And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. |
| YLT | and the one openeth his sack to give provender to his ass at a lodging-place, and he seeth his money, and lo, it is in the mouth of his bag, |
| DARBY | And one of them opened his sack to give his ass food in the inn, and saw his money, and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. |
| BBE | Now at their night's resting-place one of them, opening his bag to give his ass some food, saw his money in the mouth of the bag. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Genesis 42:27 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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.
Genesis 42:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:27
- Exodus 4:24
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
- Genesis 43:21-22
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 money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
- Luke 10:34
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- Genesis 44:11
Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
- Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
43:21; 44:11; Ex 4:24; Lu 2:7; 10:34
inn.{Malon,} from {loon,} to stay, abide, lodge, denotes any place to stay and lodge in, particularly a place where travellers usually stop to lodge, which is generally near a well, where they fill their {girbehs,} or leathern bottles, with fresh water, and having unladen and clogged their camels, asses, etc., permit them to crop any little verdure there may be in the place, keeping watch over them by turns. Our word inn here gives us a false idea, there were no such places of entertainment in the desert which Joseph's brethren had to pass; nor are there any at the present day. The only accommodation such a place affords is either a well, or a {khan,} or {caravanserai,} which is generally no more than four bare walls, perfectly exposed, the place being open at the top, and furnishing a wretched lodging: and even these, it is probable, were not in use at this early period.
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Context
- Genesis 42:26
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
- Genesis 42:27
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 42:28
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Genesis 42:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y abriendo uno de ellos su saco para dar de comer á su asno en el mesón, vió su dinero que estaba en la boca de su costal. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’un d’eux ouvrit son sac pour donner à manger à son âne, dans le caravansérail, et il vit son argent, et voici, il était à l’ouverture de son sac. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und einer öffnete seinen Sack, um seinem Esel in der Herberge Futter zu geben; und er sah sein Geld, und siehe, es war oben in seinem Sacke. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Apertoque unus sacco, ut daret jumento pabulum in diversorio, contemplatus pecuniam in ore sacculi, |