Genesis 44:11

And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.

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In The King James Version

Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

In Context

10And he said to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”

12And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:27And one of them, opening a sack to give his beast of burden fodder at the inn, looked upon the money at the sack’s mouth,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:2-18

Joseph's Policy. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up,… Read the whole commentary →

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