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Selected Verse: Genesis 42:27 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ge 42:27 |
Strong Concordance |
And as one [0259] of them opened [06605] his sack [08242] to give [05414] his ass [02543] provender [04554] in the inn [04411], he espied [07200] his money [03701]; for, behold, it was in his sack's [0572] mouth [06310]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
inn--a mere station for baiting beasts of burden.
he espied his money--The discovery threw them into greater perplexity than ever. If they had been congratulating themselves on escaping from the ruthless governor, they perceived that now he would have a handle against them; and it is observable that they looked upon this as a judgment of heaven. Thus one leading design of Joseph was gained in their consciences being roused to a sense of guilt. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
One of them opened his sack - From Gen 42:35 we learn that each of the ten brethren on emptying his sack when he returned found his money in it; can we suppose that this was not discovered by them all before? It seems not; and the reason was probably this: the money was put in the mouth of the sack of one only, in the sacks of the others it was placed at or near to the bottom; hence only one discovered it on the road, the rest found it when they came to empty their sacks at their father's house.
In the inn - במלון bammalon, from לן lan, to lodge, stay, remain, etc. The place at which they stopped to bait or rest themselves and their asses. Our word inn gives us a false idea here; there were no such places of entertainment at that time in the desert over which they had to pass, nor are there any to the present day. Travellers generally endeavor to reach a well, where they fill their girbahs, or leather bottles, with fresh water, and having clogged their camels, asses, etc., permit them to crop any little verdure there may be in the place, keeping watch over them by turns. This is all we are to understand by the malon or inn in the text, for even caravansaries were not then in use, which are generally no more than four walls perfectly exposed, the place being open at the top. |
35 And it came to pass as they emptied [07324] their sacks [08242], that, behold, every man's [0376] bundle [06872] of money [03701] was in his sack [08242]: and when both they and their father [01] saw [07200] the bundles [06872] of money [03701], they were afraid [03372].