Genesis 44:13

Genesis 44:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
• New International Version (NIV)At this, they tore their clothes. Then they all loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

Context of Genesis 44:13

11Then they hurried, each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12And he searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. Then they tore their clothes in grief, and when each man had loaded his donkey, they returned to the city. 14When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell down to the ground before him. 15Joseph said to them, “What is this thing that you have done? Do you not know that a man who is like me can indeed practice divination?”

Genesis 44:13 word by word

וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּ שִׂמְלֹתָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ הָעִֽירָה׃Read the interlinear

• toreקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• their clothesשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
• and when eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• had loadedעָמַס‛âmas ‛âmaώ · loadH6006
• his donkeyחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• they returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Genesis 44:13

• Genesis 37:29Now Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments.
• Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
• 2 Samuel 1:2And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. And it happened when he came to David, he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
• 2 Samuel 13:19Tamar took ashes and put them on her head, and tore her long-sleeved garment which was on her; and she put her hand on her head and went on her way, crying out as she went.

Commentaries on Genesis 44:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - The Ten Brothers Were Tested Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himself. He resolves to put their attachment to Benjamin, and the genuineness of their change of disposition, to a test that will at the same time expose Benjamin to no hazard. Genesis 44:1-5 And my cup. - Besides returning each man‘s money as before, a silver cup of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13they all tore their clothes: They knew what it would do to Jacob to lose Benjamin (42:38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-341. And Joseph commanded the steward--The design of putting the cup into the sack of Benjamin was obviously to bring that young man into a situation of difficulty or danger, in order thereby to discover how far the brotherly feelings of the rest would be roused to sympathize with his distress and stimulate their exertions in procuring his deliverance. But for what purpose was the money restored? It was done, in the first instance, from kindly feelings to…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 44:13

• Integrity
• Mourning
• Rending

In the dictionaries

• Couch
• Cruel
• Cup
• Earing
• Famine
• Joseph
• Surety
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Clothes, Rending of
• Genesis

Commentaries on Genesis 44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings