Genesis 44:13

And they rent their garments, and laid each man his sack on his ass, and returned to the city.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

In Context

12And he searched, beginning from the eldest, until he came to the youngest; and he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

14And Judah and his brethren came in to Joseph, while he was yet there, and fell on the ground before him.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:29And Reuben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.

Numbers 14:6But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of the number of them that spied out the land, rent their garments,

2 Samuel 1:11And David laid hold of his garments, and rent them; and all the men who were with him rent their garments.

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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