²⁵Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain,ⁱ to put each man’s silver back in his sack,^j and to give them provisions^k for their journey.^l After this was done for them, ²⁶they loaded their grain on their donkeys^m and left.

²⁷At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey,ⁿ and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.^o ²⁸“My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.”

Their hearts sank^p and they turned to each other trembling^q and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”^r

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Cross references

i Ge 43:2
jver 27, 35; Ge 43:12, 18, 21; 44:1, 8
k Jer 40:5
l Ge 45:21, 23
mSee Ge 32:15; 44:13; 45:17; 1 Sa 25:18; Isa 30:6
n Jdg 19:19; Job 39:9; Isa 1:3
oSee ver 25
p Jos 2:11; 5:1; 7:5
q Mk 5:33
r Ge 43:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man’s money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them.

Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed. And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack. He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Joseph then gave orders to fill their containers with grain, return each man’s silver to his sack, and give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out. They loaded the grain on their donkeys and left there.

At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver there at the top of his bag. He said to his brothers, “My silver has been returned! It’s here in my bag.” Their hearts sank. Trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What has God done to us?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother’s payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home. So the brothers loaded their donkeys with the grain and headed for home.

But when they stopped for the night and one of them opened his sack to get grain for his donkey, he found his money in the top of his sack. “Look!” he exclaimed to his brothers. “My money has been returned; it’s here in my sack!” Then their hearts sank. Trembling, they said to each other, “What has God done to us?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain and to return their money to each sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them. Then they loaded their grain upon their donkeys and went away from there. And one of them later opened his sack to give fodder to his donkey at the lodging place and saw his money—behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. And he said to his brothers, “My money was returned and moreover, behold, it is in my sack!” Then their hearts failed them and each of them trembled and said, “What is this God has done to us?”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 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. 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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