When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB They came to Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them, saying,
- KJV And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,
- BSB When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:
- NKJV Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying:
- NLT When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them.
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Quick answer
The brothers reach Jacob and recount everything that happened in Egypt. Their report sets up Jacob's grief and the struggle over Benjamin.
Overview
Returning to Canaan, the brothers must explain Simeon's absence and the Egyptian lord's demand for Benjamin. Their account brings the famine crisis into the heart of the family. The retelling moves the narrative toward Jacob's anguished refusal and the deepening test of the brothers' character.
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