Genesis 42:26

What does Genesis 42:26 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 42:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then they put the bags of grain on their asses and went away.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they lift up their corn upon their asses, and go from thence,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But they having loaded their asses with the corn went their way.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they loaded their asses with their grain, and departed thence.

Context

v.25Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus was it done unto them.

v.26This passage

v.27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

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