Genesis 44:11

and they hurry and take down each his bag to the earth, and each opens his bag;

Literal Standard Version

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 says, “Now also, according to your words, so it [is]; he with whom it is found becomes my servant, and you are acquitted”;

12and he searches—at the eldest he has begun, and at the youngest he has completed—and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;

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Cross References

Genesis 42:27and the one opens his sack to give provender to his donkey at a lodging-place, and he sees his money, and behold, it [is] in the mouth of his bag,

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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