Genesis 42:29

29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying:

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 But as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack.

28 So he said to his brothers, "My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!" Then their hearts failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, "What is this that God has done to us?"

29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying:

30 "The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

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