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.
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- Joseph and Ten of His Brethren 1. שׁבר sheber, “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain). 6. שׁליט shallı̂yṭ, “ruler, governor, hence,” Sultan. Not elsewhere…
Adam Clarke
As they emptied their sacks - See Clarke on Gen 42:27 (note).
Here is, 1. The report which Jacob's sons made to their father of the great distress they had been in in Egypt; how they had been suspected, and threatened, and obliged to leave Simeon a prisoner…
Cambridge Bible
And it came to pass, &c. This verse, interposed between the brethren's report and their father's reply, seems to emphasize the difficulty of their position; the money has been returned, and Simeon is…
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