King James Version
Genesis 42:29 in the King James Version says “And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 42 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,”
Genesis 42:29 · KJV
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? failed: Heb. went forth
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. roughly: Heb. with us hard things
And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“their father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“and told”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“him all that befell”
H7136to light upon (chiefly by accident); specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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