Génesis 43:12

12 Tomen también el doble del dinero que les devolvieron, ya que probablemente alguien se equivocó.

Génesis 43:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 43:12

And take double money in your hand
Than what they carried before, either to buy as much more as they then did; or rather because of the greater scarcity of corn, as Jarchi observes, which made it doubly dearer; for this seems to be different from the money they are also bid to take in return for that found in their sacks, which was a third parcel, as follows: and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry
[it] again in your hand;
that it might be ready to pay upon demand, should they be charged with nonpayment for the corn they had before: peradventure it [was] an oversight;
a mistake of the governors, or of those that were under him, concerned in the sale of the corn, and receiving money for it, or of Jacob's sons; he could not tell how it was, but some way or other he supposed a mistake was made.

Génesis 43:12 In-Context

10 Si no hubiéramos perdido todo este tiempo, ya habríamos ido y vuelto dos veces.

11 Entonces su padre Jacob finalmente les dijo:
—Si no queda otro remedio, entonces al menos hagan esto: carguen sus costales con los mejores productos de esta tierra —bálsamo, miel, resinas aromáticas, pistachos y almendras—; llévenselos al hombre como regalo.

12 Tomen también el doble del dinero que les devolvieron, ya que probablemente alguien se equivocó.

13 Después tomen a su hermano y regresen a ver al hombre.

14 Que el Dios Todopoderoso
les muestre misericordia cuando estén delante del hombre, para que ponga a Simeón en libertad y permita que Benjamín regrese. Pero si tengo que perder a mis hijos, que así sea.