Lexham English Bible

Genesis 42:29-35 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

29. And when they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan they told him everything that had happened to them, saying,

30. “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying out the land.

31. But we said to him, ‘We are honest; we are not spies.

32. We are twelve brothers, the sons of our father. One is no more and the youngest is with our father now in the land of Canaan.’

33. Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest. Leave one brother with me, and take food for the famine in your households and go.

34. And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies but you are honest. And I will give your brother back to you, and you will trade in the land.’ ”

35. And it happened that when they emptied their sacks, behold, each one’s pouch of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw the pouches of their money, they were greatly distressed.