Genesis 44:1
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
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2And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.
Cross References
Genesis 24:2And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:
Genesis 42:35And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.
Genesis 43:16\43:17\And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.
Isaiah 3:1For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water;
Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:1
Joseph, having entertained his brethren, dismissed them; but here we have them brought back in a greater fright than any they had been in yet. Observe, I. What method he took both to humble them further and also to try their affection to his brother Benjamin, by which he would be able to judge of the sincerity of their repentance for what they had done against himself, of which he was desirous to be satisfied before he manifested his reconciliation to them. This he contrived to do by bringing Benjamin into… Read the whole commentary →