Bible Strands
Genesis 43:22
We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our sacks.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The brothers address the Egyptian steward upon arriving in Egypt with Benjamin, explaining their financial situation after discovering their money returned in their sacks.
The words — אַחֵ֛ר ('a.Cher) = other and יָדַ֔עְנוּ (ya.Da'.nu) = know. The phrasing emphasizes their literal possession of extra currency alongside their stated ignorance of its prior relocation.
The thread — The verse continues the narrative of silver moving between the brothers' sacks and the Egyptian official's possession, first introduced in Genesis 42:27-28 and later mirrored in Genesis 44:1-2 when the steward returns money to Benjamin's sack.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to note the brothers' defensive explanation of their finances while the steward's response in Genesis 43:23 reinterprets the event as divine provision rather than theft or error.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.