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Genesis 42:29

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him everything that had happened to them, saying:

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The brothers came back home to Jacob and began to tell him about their difficult experience in Egypt.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after Joseph's brothers traveled to Egypt during a severe famine to buy grain. Joseph, now a powerful Egyptian official, had tested his brothers by accusing them of being spies and demanding they bring their youngest brother Benjamin back with them. The brothers were returning to tell their father Jacob about this troubling encounter, not knowing the Egyptian official was actually their brother Joseph whom they had sold into slavery years earlier.

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