Genesis 42:29
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
Genesis 42:29 in other translations
| BSB | When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them: |
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| WEB | They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying, |
| ASV | And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, |
| YLT | And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying, |
| DARBY | And they came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, |
| BBE | So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying, |
| Webster | And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them, saying, |
What does Genesis 42:29 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:29-38
Here is the report Jacob's sons made to their father. It troubled the good man. Even the bundles of money Joseph returned, in kindness, to his father, frightened him. He laid the fault upon his sons; knowing them, he feared they had provoked the Egyptians, and wrongfully brought home their money. Jacob plainly distrusted his sons, remembering that he never saw Joseph since he had been with them. It is bad with a family, when children behave so ill that their parents know not how to trust them. Jacob gives up Joseph for gone, and Simeon and Benjamin as in danger; and concludes, All these things are against me. It proved otherwise, that all these things were for him, were working together for his good, and the good of his family. We often think that to be against us, which is really for us. We are afflicted in body, estate, name, and in our relations; and think all these things are against us, whereas they are really working for us a weight of glory. Thus does the Lord Jesus conceal himself and his favour, thus he rebukes and chastens those for whom he has purposes of love. By sharp corrections and humbling convictions he will break the stoutness and mar the pride of the heart, and bring to true repentance. Yet before sinners fully know him, or taste that he is gracious, he consults their good, and sustains their souls, to wait for him. May we do thus, never yielding to discouragement, determining to seek no other refuge, and humbling ourselves more and more under his mighty hand. In due time he will answer our petitions, and do for us more than we can expect.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Genesis 42:29 in the original Hebrew
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ל֔וֹloto <the> him
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Context
- 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 42:29
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
- Genesis 42:30
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Genesis 42:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y venidos á Jacob su padre en tierra de Canaán, contáronle todo lo que les había acaecido, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils vinrent vers Jacob, leur père, au pays de Canaan, et ils lui racontèrent tout ce qui leur était arrivé, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie kamen in das Land Kanaan zu ihrem Vater Jakob und berichteten ihm alles, was ihnen widerfahren war, und sprachen: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Veneruntque ad Jacob patrem suum in terram Chanaan, et narraverunt ei omnia quæ accidissent sibi, dicentes: |