27 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:
Genesis 42:27–29
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Genesis 42:34–36
34 But 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…
Genesis 43:20–22
20 “Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food. 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 silv…
Book of Jubilees 42:6–8
6 And after that he set them free again, and detained Simeon alone and sent off his nine brothers. (JUB) 7 And he filled their sacks with corn, and he put their gold in their sacks, and they did not know. (JUB) 8 And he commanded them to bring their younger brother, for they had… (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 43:6–8
6 And he said unto them: 'Not so, the man with whom I find, him only shall I take as a servant, and ye shall return in peace unto your house.' (JUB) 7 And as he was searching in their vessels, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, it was found in Benja… (JUB)
Genesis 45:24–26
24 Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!” 25 So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler o…
Genesis 37:29–31
29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes, 30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?” 31 Then they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
Genesis 44:7–9
7 “Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing. 8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house? 9 I…
Genesis 44:13–15
13 Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city. 14 When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. 15 “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not…
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