Genesis 43:21
in Genesis 43But when we came to the place we lodged 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 silver, and we have brought it back with us.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
⋯
This verse in Genesis 43
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack
on Genesis 43:21-23
They tell the whole story of the silver without being asked, down to the full amount, and the honesty is new in these men. The steward answers that their God, the God of their father, gave them the treasure in their sacks, and then says he received their silver.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it came to pass when we came to the inn,....
The words behind it
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיְהִ֞י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בָ֣אנוּ | vanu | we came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּל֗וֹן | hamalon | the lodging place | H4411 → | |
| וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙ | vaniftechah | and we opened ! | H6605 → | 144 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ | ʾamtechoteinu | sacks our | H572 → | 15 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֤ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| כֶֽסֶף־ | khesef- | [the] silver of | H3701 → | 403 times |
| אִישׁ֙ | ʾish | each man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בְּפִ֣י | befi | [was] in [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| אַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ | ʾamtachto | sack his | H572 → | 15 times |
| כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּ | kaspenu | silver our | H3701 → | 403 times |
| בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹ | bemishkalo | in weight its | H4948 → | 49 times |
| וַנָּ֥שֶׁב | vanashev | and we have brought back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃ | beyadenu | in hand our | H3027 → | 1618 times |
וַֽיְהִ֞יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כִּי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
בָ֣אנוּwe came
vanuH935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּל֗וֹןthe lodging place
hamalonH4411 →
וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙and we opened !
vaniftechahH6605 →144 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּsacks our
ʾamtechoteinuH572 →15 times
וְהִנֵּ֤הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
כֶֽסֶף־[the] silver of
khesef-H3701 →403 times
אִישׁ֙each man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בְּפִ֣י[was] in [the] mouth of
befiH6310 →498 times
אַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹsack his
ʾamtachtoH572 →15 times
כַּסְפֵּ֖נוּsilver our
kaspenuH3701 →403 times
בְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹin weight its
bemishkaloH4948 →49 times
וַנָּ֥שֶׁבand we have brought back
vanashevH7725 →1056 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃in hand our
beyadenuH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:22
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Deuteronomy 31:8
Through
Romans 13:8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
it leads to
- Romans 13:10
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Matthew 22:39–40
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Romans 13:10
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.