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Genesis 42:28

“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?”

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ASV

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 turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?

KJV

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֶחָיו֙'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
הוּשַׁ֣בhu.Shavit has been returnedH7725 →
כַּסְפִּ֔יkas.Pisilver myH3701 →
וְגַ֖םve.Gamand alsoH1571 →
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
בְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.Tiin sack myH572 →
וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and it went outH3318 →
לִבָּ֗םli.Bamheart theirH3820 →
וַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.Duand they trembledH2729 →
אִ֤ישׁ'isheachH376 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אָחִיו֙'a.Chivbrother hisH251 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
זֹּ֛אתzotthisH2063 →
עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhas he doneH6213 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
לָֽנוּ׃La.nuto <the> us

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Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?Lamentations 2:17The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.Genesis 27:33Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”Song of Solomon 5:6I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.Genesis 42:36Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.Genesis 43:23“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.1 Kings 10:5the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.Genesis 43:18But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?Luke 21:26Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.Psalms 40:12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

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