²¹ They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother.^(A) We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress^(B) has come on us.”

²⁸ “My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.”

Their hearts sank^(A) and they turned to each other trembling^(B) and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”^(C)