And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
And when we stopped at the inn on our way home, we opened our grain sacks, and to our surprise, every man's money was right there at the top of his sack - all our money, the full amount we had paid. So we've brought it back with us.
The brothers are explaining to Joseph's steward how they discovered their payment money had been mysteriously returned to them in their grain sacks.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine when Jacob's sons had to travel to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph, now a powerful Egyptian official, had secretly ordered his servants to return his brothers' money in their sacks after their first grain purchase. The brothers are now back in Egypt for a second trip and are explaining this mysterious occurrence to Joseph's household steward.
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