KJV ORIGINAL
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
We've also brought additional money with us to buy food. We have no idea who put our money back in our sacks.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The brothers are telling the Egyptian official that they brought extra money and are confused about finding their previous payment returned to them.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Jacob's sons' second trip to Egypt to buy grain during a severe famine. On their first trip, Joseph (whom they don't recognize as their brother) had secretly returned their payment money to their grain sacks. The brothers discovered this after returning home and were frightened, thinking they might be accused of theft.
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