Genesis 42 · Verse 35

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.
Genesis 42:35, King James Version

Genesis 42:35 in other translations

BSBAs they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
WEBAs they emptied their sacks, behold, each man’s bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
ASVAnd it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man's silver is in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;
DARBYAnd it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man had his bundle of money in his sack; and they saw their bundles of money, they and their father, and were afraid.
BBEAnd when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
WebsterAnd it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

What does Genesis 42:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 As they emptied their sacks - See Clarke on Gen 42:27 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Genesis 42:35 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.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
הֵ֚םhemtheyH1992
מְרִיקִ֣יםme.ri.Kim[were] emptyingH7324
שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.Hemsacks theirH8242
וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach manH376
צְרוֹר\־tze.ror-[the] bag ofH6872
כַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.Posilver hisH3701
בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.Ko[was] in sack hisH8242
וַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
צְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.Rot[the] bags ofH6872
כַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.Hemsilver<s> theirH3701
הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
וַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.Hemand father theirH1
וַיִּירָֽאוּ\׃vai.yi.Ra.'uand they were afraidH3372

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

Cross references for Genesis 42:35

  • 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 money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

  • 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 Joseph.

  • 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. 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 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; peradventure it was an oversight:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
every man's.
27,28; 43:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 42:34

    And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  • 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.

  • Genesis 42:36

    And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

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Genesis 42:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que vaciando ellos sus sacos, he aquí que en el saco de cada uno estaba el atado de su dinero: y viendo ellos y su padre los atados de su dinero, tuvieron temor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, comme ils vidaient leurs sacs, que voici, chacun avait son paquet d’argent dans son sac; et ils virent, eux et leur père, leurs paquets d’argent, et ils eurent peur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als sie ihre Säcke leerten, siehe, da hatte ein jeder sein Geldbündel in seinem Sacke; und sie sahen ihre Geldbündel, sie und ihr Vater, und sie fürchteten sich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
His dictis, cum frumenta effunderent, singuli repererunt in ore saccorum ligatas pecunias, exterritisque simul omnibus,