Genesis 43:21
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And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.

we came.

Genesis 42:27-35 And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack's mouth, . . .

we have.

Genesis 43:12 And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.

Romans 12:17 To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God but also in the sight of all men.

Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law.

Hebrews 13:5,18 Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee. . . .

1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:16 But with modesty and fear, having a good conscience: that whereas they speak evil of you, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

Context
Joseph's Hospitality to His Brothers
20They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us. We came down once before to buy food: 21And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.22And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.…
Cross References
Genesis 42:27
And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack's mouth,

Genesis 42:35
When they had told this, they poured out their corn, and every man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack: and all being astonished together,

Genesis 43:12
And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.

Genesis 43:15
So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Genesis 43:20
They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us. We came down once before to buy food:

Genesis 43:22
And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.

Genesis 44:8
The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord's house, gold or silver?

Lexicon
But
וַֽיְהִ֞י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

when
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

we came
בָ֣אנוּ (ḇā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the place we stopped for the night,
הַמָּל֗וֹן (ham·mā·lō·wn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4411: A lodgment, caravanserai, encampment

we opened
וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙ (wan·nip̄·tə·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

our sacks
אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ (’am·tə·ḥō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 572: Something expansive, a bag

and, behold,
וְהִנֵּ֤ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

each of us [found]
אִישׁ֙ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

his silver
כֶֽסֶף־ (ḵe·sep̄-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

in the mouth
בְּפִ֣י (bə·p̄î)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of his sack!
אַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ (’am·taḥ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 572: Something expansive, a bag

It was the full amount
בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ (bə·miš·qā·lōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4948: Weight, weighing

of our money,
כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּ (kas·pê·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

and we have brought it back
וַנָּ֥שֶׁב (wan·nā·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

with us.
בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ (bə·yā·ḏê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
But when we came to the place we stopped 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 money, and we have brought it back with us.And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

And it came to pass, when we came to unlade, and opened our sacks, there was also this money of each in his sack; we have now brought back our money by weight in our hands.

And it came to pass when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, [every] man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money according to its weight; and we have brought it again in our hand.

and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, each man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand.

and it cometh to pass, when we have come in unto the lodging-place, and open our bags, that lo, each one's money is in the mouth of his bag, our money in its weight, and we bring it back in our hand;
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