Genesis 42:29
27 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.
28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
- KJV
- And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
- WEB
- They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
- ASV
- And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
- DARBY
- And they came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
- BLB
- And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
- ÅB
- Så kom de hjem til Jakob, sin far, i Kana'ans land, og de fortalte ham alt det som hadde hendt dem, og sa:
- OTB
- Da de kom tilbake til sin far Jakob i Kanaans land, fortalte de ham alt som hadde hendt dem, og sa:
- B1930
- Så kom de hjem til Jakob, sin far, i Kana'ans land, og de fortalte ham alt det som hadde hendt dem, og sa: