Genesis 42:29

29 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

Genesis 42:29 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:29

And they came unto Jacob their father, unto the land of
Canaan
Without being pursued and fetched back, or retarded in their journey as they might fear: and told him all that befell unto them;
chiefly what befell them while in Egypt: saying,
as follows.

Genesis 42:29 In-Context

27 At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

28 “My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

29 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

30 “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.

31 But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.