Genesis 42:29

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

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 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,

30 "The man who is the governor of the land spoke to us in a mean way. He treated us as if we were spying on the land.

31 But we said to him, 'We're honest men. We aren't spies.