"And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: {we...: Heb. coming down we came down}" — Genesis 43:20

Genesis 43:20 · KJV

“And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: {we...: Heb. coming down we came down}”

— Genesis 43:20

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

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.

Genesis 43 — Context

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. {seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us}

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: {we...: Heb. coming down we came down}

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

Cross References

Genesis 42:3

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

Genesis 42:10

And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, {Is} your father yet alive? have ye {another} brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? {asked...: Heb. asking asked us} {tenor: Heb. mouth} {could...: Heb. knowing could we know}

Genesis 42:27

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.

Genesis 43:3

And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother {be} with you. {did...: Heb. protesting protested}

Genesis 42:35

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money {was} in his sack: and when {both} they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.