Then the brothers started taking the grain out of their sacks. And every brother found his bag of money in his sack of grain. The brothers and their father saw the money and they were scared.
Genesis 43:15 - Easy To Read Version So the brothers took the gifts to give to the governor. And the brothers took twice as much money with them as they took the first time. This time, Benjamin went with the brothers to Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the men took the present, and they took double the [grain] money with them, and Benjamin; and they arose and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. American Standard Version (1901) And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. Common English Bible So the men took this gift. They took twice as much silver with them, together with Benjamin. They left, traveled down to Egypt, and received an audience with Joseph. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the men took the gifts, and double the money, and Benjamin. And they went down into Egypt, and they stood in the presence of Joseph. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph. |
Then the brothers started taking the grain out of their sacks. And every brother found his bag of money in his sack of grain. The brothers and their father saw the money and they were scared.
Then their father Israel said, “If it is really true, then take Benjamin with you. But take some gifts to the governor. Take some of the things we have been able to gather in our land. Take him some honey, pistachio nuts, almonds, gum, and myrrh. [245]
The brothers heard that they were going to eat with Joseph. So they worked until noon preparing their gifts for him.
Zicri was a brave soldier from Ephraim. {\cf2\super [323]} Zicri killed Maaseiah, King Ahaz’s son, Azrikam the officer in charge of the king’s house, and Elkanah. Elkanah was second in command to the king.
Many people want to be friends with a generous person. Everyone wants to be the friend of a person who gives gifts.