Genesis 42:27

27 When night came, they stopped. One of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey. He saw his money in the top of his sack.

Genesis 42:27 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 42:27

And as one of them opened his sack
According to the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi, this was Levi; but Aben Ezra thinks it is more likely to be Reuben the firstborn, who was one, that is, the first of them: to give his ass provender in the inn;
at which they lay very probably the first night of their journey; a good man regards the life of his beast, and takes care of that as well as of himself, and generally in the first place: he espied his money;
the money which he paid for his corn: for, behold, it [was] in his sack's mouth;
just as he opened it.

Genesis 42:27 In-Context

25 Joseph gave orders to have their bags filled with grain. He had each man's money put back into his sack. He also made sure they were given food for their journey.

26 Then the brothers loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.

27 When night came, they stopped. One of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey. He saw his money in the top of his sack.

28 "My money has been given back," he said to his brothers. "Here it is in my sack." They had a sinking feeling in their hearts. They began to tremble. They turned to each other and said, "What has God done to us?"

29 They came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. They told him everything that had happened to them. They said,