Genesis 42:35
New International Version
As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.

New Living Translation
As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man’s sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money.

English Standard Version
As they emptied their sacks, 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.

Berean Standard Bible
As 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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly each man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

New American Standard Bible
Now it came about, as they were emptying their sacks, that behold, every man’s bag of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.

NASB 1995
Now it came about as they were emptying 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 dismayed.

NASB 1977
Now it came about as they were emptying 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 dismayed.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that they were emptying their sacks, and behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and they and their father saw their bundles of money, and they feared.

Amplified Bible
Now when they emptied their sacks, every man’s bundle of money [paid to buy grain] was in his sack. When they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

Christian Standard Bible
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of money! When they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.

American Standard Version
And 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it was that when they emptied their sacks, behold, the moneybag of the man’s money was in the mouth of his pack, and they saw the moneybags of their money, they and their father, and they were afraid.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass as they were emptying their sacks, there was each man's bundle of money in his sack; and they and their father saw their bundles of money, and they were afraid.

Contemporary English Version
When the brothers started emptying their sacks of grain, they found their moneybags in them. They were frightened, and so was their father Jacob,

Douay-Rheims Bible
When they had told this, they poured out their corn and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together,

English Revised Version
And 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As they were emptying their sacks, each man found his bag of money in his sack. When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were frightened.

Good News Translation
Then when they emptied out their sacks, every one of them found his bag of money; and when they saw the money, they and their father Jacob were afraid.

International Standard Version
Later on, as they went about unloading their sacks, each man's bundle of money was found in each man's sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were greatly distressed.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And 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.

Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and behold, 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;

Majority Standard Bible
As 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.

New American Bible
When they were emptying their sacks, there in each one’s sack was his moneybag! At the sight of their moneybags, they and their father were afraid.

NET Bible
When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man's bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

New Revised Standard Version
As they were emptying their sacks, there in each one’s sack was his bag of money. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.

New Heart English Bible
Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that look, every man�s bag of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid.

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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.

World English Bible
As 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And 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;

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Context
Joseph's Brothers Return to Canaan
34But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’ ” 35 As 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. 36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”…

Cross References
Genesis 43:12
Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

Genesis 43:15
So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

Genesis 43:21
But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

Proverbs 7:20
He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full."


Treasury of Scripture

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.

every man's.

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…

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.

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Genesis 42
1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.
16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies.
18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin.
21. They have remorse for Joseph.
24. Simeon is kept for a pledge.
25. They return with grain, and their money.
29. Their relation to Jacob.
36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin.














Verse 35. - And it came to pass as they emptied (literally, they emptying) their sacks, that (literally, and), behold, every man's bundle of money (or silver) was in his sack: and when (literally, and) both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they (literally, and they) were afraid.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
As they
הֵ֚ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

began emptying
מְרִיקִ֣ים (mə·rî·qîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7324: Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out

their sacks,
שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם (śaq·qê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag

there
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

in each man’s
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

sack
בְּשַׂקּ֑וֹ (bə·śaq·qōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag

was his bag
צְרוֹר־ (ṣə·rō·wr-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6872: A parcel, a kernel, particle

of silver!
כַּסְפּ֖וֹ (kas·pōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

And when they
הֵ֥מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

and their father
וַאֲבִיהֶ֖ם (wa·’ă·ḇî·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

saw
וַיִּרְא֞וּ (way·yir·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

the bags
צְרֹר֧וֹת (ṣə·rō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6872: A parcel, a kernel, particle

of money,
כַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛ם (kas·pê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

they were dismayed.
וַיִּירָֽאוּ׃ (way·yî·rā·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten


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