Verse 31
Genesis 42:31
Free Bible Version
31
As they emptied their sacks, each one's money bag was there in his sack! When they and their father saw the money bags, they were horrified.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/נֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖י/ו כֵּנִ֣ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ לֹ֥א הָיִ֖ינוּ מְרַגְּלִֽים
English Translation
And they said to me, "We are not spies."
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Chapter 42 Context
1
When Jacob found out grain was available in Egypt, he asked his sons, “Why do you keep on looking at...
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I've heard there's grain in Egypt. Go there and buy some for us so we can stay alive—if not, we're g...
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3
But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his other brothers, for he said, “I'm afraid s...
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4
So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.
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Joseph was the governor of the country and he sold grain to all the people there. So Joseph's brothe...
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Joseph recognized them as soon as he saw them, but he acted like a stranger towards them and spoke t...
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Even though Joseph recognized his brothers, they didn't recognize him.
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Joseph thought back to the dreams he'd had about them, and told them, “No! You're spies! You've come...
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9
“That's not true, my lord!” they responded. “We, your servants, have just come to buy food.
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10
We're all the sons of one man and we're honest. We're not spies!”
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11
“No! You've come to find our country's weaknesses!” he insisted.
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12
“Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man living in the country of Canaan,” they expla...
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“As I said before, you're spies!” Joseph declared.
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14
“This is how your story will be checked. I swear on Pharaoh's life that you'll never leave this coun...
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15
One of you go back and bring your other brother here. The others of you will be kept here in prison...
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16
On the third day he told them, “Since I'm someone who respects God (Elohim), do as I tell you and yo...
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17
If you're truly honest, choose one of your brothers to stay here in prison. The rest of you can go b...
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18
But you must bring your youngest brother here to me to prove what you're saying is true. If not, you...
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19
“Clearly we're being punished for what we did to our brother,” they said to each other. “We watched...
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20
Reuben said to them, “Didn't I tell you, ‘Don't harm the boy!’ But you didn't listen to me. Now we'r...
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21
Joseph stepped away from them because he started crying. He came back when he was able to speak to t...
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22
Joseph gave the order to fill up their sacks with grain, and also to return the money they had paid...
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23
On their way they stopped for the night, and one of them opened up his sack to give his donkey somet...
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24
He told his brothers, “My money's been returned to me. It's right here at the top of my sack!” They...
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25
When they arrived home in Canaan, they told their father Jacob everything that had happened.
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26
“The man who is the country's governor spoke to us in a severe way, and accused us of spying on the...
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27
“We told him, ‘We are honest men. We're not spies!
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We are twelve brothers, the sons of one father. One has passed away and the youngest is right now wi...
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Then the man who is the country's governor said to us, ‘This is how I'll find out if you're telling...
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Then bring your youngest brother to me. That way I'll know you're not spies but you're telling the t...
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31
As they emptied their sacks, each one's money bag was there in his sack! When they and their father...
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Jacob their father accused them, “You have taken Joseph from me—he's gone! Simeon is gone too! Now y...
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“You can kill my two sons if I don't bring him back to you,” Reuben assured him. “Trust me with him,...
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“My son won't go there with you!” Jacob declared. “His brother is dead, and he's the only one I have...
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