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Genesis 42:27

25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,

26 and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.

At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

28 “My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

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BSB
At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
KJV
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.
WEB
As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
ASV
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
DARBY
And one of them opened his sack to give his ass food in the inn, and saw his money, and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
BLB
And the one opened his sack to give feed to his donkey at the lodging place, and he saw his silver, and behold, it [was] in the mouth of his bag.
ÅB
Men da en av dem åpnet sin sekk for å gi sitt esel fôr i herberget, da fikk han se sine penger, de lå øverst i hans sekk.
OTB
På stedet der de stoppet for natten, åpnet en av dem sekken sin for å gi eslet sitt mat, og han så sølvet sitt i munnen på sekken.
B1930
Men da en av dem åpnet sin sekk for å gi sitt asen fôr i herberget, da fikk han se sine penger, de lå øverst i hans sekk.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 4:24

    Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.

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  • Genesis 43:21–22

    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.

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  • Luke 10:34

    He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

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  • Genesis 44:11

    So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

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  • Luke 2:7

    And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

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