THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
They experienced renewed anxiety, fearing that this might further condemn them. Confronted by their conscience, they traced everything back to the wrong they had done to Joseph.
Genesis 42:27Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack's mouth,
וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאֶחָ֜ד אֶת־שַׂקּ֗וֹ לָתֵ֥ת מִסְפּ֛וֹא לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ בַּמָּל֑וֹן וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־כַּסְפּ֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־ה֖וּא בְּפִ֥י אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Philaret of Moscow (Drosdow)
To his donkey. If every brother had only a single donkey designated to carry the bread, supplies, and water, then the amount of bread taken to their home was likely not substantial. Was it that the Egyptians restricted the sale of bread in large quantities, or was Jacob not yet experiencing a severe shortage of it? Alternatively, did the brothers possess additional donkeys, apart from those they used, which they loaded with bread to bring back home?
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Ex 4:24And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him.
- Luke 2:7And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger: because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Gen 43:21And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.
- Gen 43:22And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.
- Luke 10:34And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
- Gen 44:11Then they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.