Genesis 42:29
in Genesis 42When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
KJV
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
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This verse in Genesis 42
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan
on Genesis 42:29-34
The report they give Jacob follows the meeting closely, with one thing left out and one thing added. They leave out what they had said, that they were being punished for their brother. John Gill notes that the trade in the land was never offered them, and they add it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And they came unto Jacob their father, unto the land of Canaan,.... Without being pursued and fetched back, or retarded in their journey as they might fear: and told him all that befell unto them; chiefly what befell them while in Egypt: saying, as follows.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יַעֲקֹ֥ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| אֲבִיהֶ֖ם | ʾavihem | father their | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אַ֣רְצָה | ʾartzah | [the] land of towards | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנָ֑עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ | vaiyagidu | and they told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| אֵ֛ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַקֹּרֹ֥ת | hakorot | the [things which] had happened to | H7136 → | 27 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיָּבֹ֛אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יַעֲקֹ֥בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
אֲבִיהֶ֖םfather their
ʾavihemH1 →1212 times
אַ֣רְצָה[the] land of towards
ʾartzahH776 →2504 times
כְּנָ֑עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּand they told
vaiyagiduH5046 →370 times
ל֔וֹto <the> him
lo
אֵ֛ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַקֹּרֹ֥תthe [things which] had happened to
hakorotH7136 →27 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.