John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 42:35
And it came to pass, as they emptied their sacks ,.... Both those in which were the corn they had bought, and those in which were their provender for their cattle, and provision for themselves: that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack ; the same purse, and the same pieces of money, gold or silver, they had paid to the steward: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid ; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"because of Simeon, whom they... 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