Genesis 43:22
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Genesis 43:22 in other translations
| BSB | We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.” |
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| WEB | We have brought down other money in our hand to buy food. We don’t know who put our money in our sacks.” |
| ASV | And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put our money in our sacks. |
| YLT | and other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food; we have not known who put our money in our bags.' |
| DARBY | And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks. |
| BBE | As well as more money, with which to get food: we have no idea who put our money in our bags. |
| Webster | And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. |
What does Genesis 43:22 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 43:15-25
Jacob's sons went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a famine of the word means, let us not think it much to travel as far for spiritual food, as they did for bodily food. Joseph's steward had orders from his master to take them to his house. Even this frightened them. Those that are guilty make the worst of every thing. But the steward encouraged them. It appears, from what he…
Genesis 43:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 43:22
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
- Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Genesis 43:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hemos también traído en nuestras manos otro dinero para comprar alimentos: nosotros no sabemos quién haya puesto nuestro dinero en nuestros costales. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et nous avons apporté d’autre argent dans nos mains pour acheter des vivres; nous ne savons pas qui a mis notre argent dans nos sacs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und anderes Geld haben wir in unserer Hand herabgebracht, um Speise zu kaufen. Wir wissen nicht, wer unser Geld in unsere Säcke gelegt hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et aliud attulimus argentum, ut emamus quæ nobis necessaria sunt: non est in nostra conscientia quis posuerit eam in marsupiis nostris. |