John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 42:29
And they came unto Jacob their father, unto the land of Canaan ,.... Without being pursued and fetched back, or retarded in their journey as they might fear: and told him all that befell unto them ; chiefly what befell them while in Egypt: saying , as follows. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 42:29-38
Here is, 1. The report which Jacob's sons made to their father of the great distress they had been in in Egypt; how they had been suspected, and threatened, and obliged to leave Simeon a prisoner there, till they should bring Benjamin with them thither. Who would have thought of this when they left home? When we go abroad we should consider how many sad accidents, that we little think of, may befal us before we return home. We know not what a day may bring forth; we ought therefore to be... read more