KJV ORIGINAL
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When one of them opened his bag to feed his donkey at the inn, he saw his money—there it was, right at the top of his bag.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
One of Joseph's brothers discovered that his money had mysteriously been returned to him in his grain sack.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine when Joseph's brothers had traveled to Egypt to buy grain, not knowing that the Egyptian official they dealt with was their brother Joseph whom they had sold into slavery years earlier. Joseph had secretly instructed his servants to return each brother's payment money by placing it back in their grain sacks before they left Egypt.
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