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19 So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. 20 They said, “My lord, we did indeed come down[a] the first time[b] to buy food. 21 But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money—the full amount[c]—in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 43:20 tn The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis before the finite verbal form.
  2. Genesis 43:20 tn Heb “in the beginning” (see the note on the phrase “last time” in v. 18).
  3. Genesis 43:21 tn Heb “his silver in its weight.”
  4. Genesis 43:21 tn Heb “brought it back in our hand.”

19 So they went up to Joseph’s steward(A) and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. 20 “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.(B) 21 But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.(C)

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19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

21 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.

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