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Connecting Statement:
The brothers continue speaking to the steward of the house.
It came about
This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
when we reached the lodging place
"when we came to the place that we were going to stay for the night"
behold
The word "behold" here shows that the brothers were surprised by what they saw.
every man's money was in the opening of his sack, our money in full weight
"each one of us found the full amount of his money in his sack"
We have brought it back in our hands
Here "hands" stands for the whole person. Alternate translation: "We have brought the money back with us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)