Génesis 42:29-38

29 Y venidos a Jacob su padre en tierra de Canaán, le contaron todo lo que les había acaecido, diciendo

30 Aquel varón, señor de la tierra, nos habló ásperamente, y nos trató como a espías de la tierra

31 Y nosotros le dijimos: Somos hombres de la verdad, nunca fuimos espías

32 Somos doce hermanos, hijos de nuestro padre; el uno no aparece, y el menor está hoy con nuestro padre en la tierra de Canaán

33 Y aquel varón, señor de la tierra, nos dijo: En esto conoceré que sois hombres de la verdad; dejad conmigo uno de vuestros hermanos, y tomad para el hambre de vuestras casas, y andad

34 y traedme a vuestro hermano el menor, para que yo sepa que no sois espías, sino hombres de la verdad; así os daré a vuestro hermano, y negociaréis en la tierra

35 Y aconteció que vaciando ellos sus sacos, he aquí que en el saco de cada uno estaba el atado de su dinero; y viendo ellos y su padre los atados de su dinero, tuvieron temor

36 Entonces su padre Jacob les dijo: Me habéis privado de mis hijos; José no aparece, ni Simeón tampoco, y a Benjamín le llevaréis; sobre mí son todas estas cosas

37 Y Rubén habló a su padre, diciendo: Harás morir a mis dos hijos, si no te lo devolviere; entrégalo en mi mano, que yo lo devolveré a ti

38 Y él dijo: No descenderá mi hijo con vosotros; que su hermano ha muerto, y él solo ha quedado; y si le aconteciere algún desastre en el camino por donde vais, haréis descender mis canas con dolor hasta el Seol

Génesis 42:29-38 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 42

This chapter relates how that Jacob having heard there was corn in Egypt, sent all his sons but Benjamin thither to buy corn, Ge 42:1-5; and coming before Joseph, they bowed to him, and he knowing them, though they knew not him, spoke roughly to them, and charged them with being spies, Ge 42:6-9; they in their defence urged that they were the sons of one man in Canaan, with whom their youngest brother was left, on which Joseph ordered them to send for him, to prove them true men, Ge 42:10-16; and put them all into prison for three days, and then released them, and sent them away to fetch their brother, Ge 42:17-20; this brought to mind their treatment of Joseph, and they confessed their guilt to each other, which Joseph heard, and greatly affected him, they supposing he understood them not, and before he dismissed them bound Simeon before their eyes, whom he retained till they returned, Ge 42:21-24; then he ordered his servants to fill their sacks with corn, and put each man's money in his sack, which one of them on the road found, opening his sack for provender, filled them all with great surprise and fear, Ge 42:25-28; upon their return to Jacob they related all that had befallen them, and particularly that the governor insisted on having Benjamin brought to him, Ge 42:29-34; their sacks being opened, all their money was found in them, which greatly distressed them and Jacob also, who was very unwilling to let Benjamin go, though Reuben offered his two sons as pledges for him, and himself to be a surety, Ge 42:35-38.