Genesis 44:11

Then each one hastily took down his sack to the ground and opened it;

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

In Context

10He said, “Let it now be as you have said: he with whom it is found will be my slave; but the rest may go free.”

12and the steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:27When they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw the silver at the top of the sack.

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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