As they emptied out their sacks, there in each man’s sack was the bag of money he had paid for the grain! The brothers and their father were terrified when they saw the bags of money.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).

ש…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

As they emptied their sacks. Here, again, it appears how greatly they had been alarmed on their journey, seeing that each had not at least…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass, as they emptied their sacks
Both those in which were the corn they had bought, and those in whi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This is the report Jacob's sons made to their father. It troubled the good man. Even the bundles of money Joseph returned to his father in kindness…