Genesis 44:13
New International Version
At this, they tore their clothes. Then they all loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.

New Living Translation
When the brothers saw this, they tore their clothing in despair. Then they loaded their donkeys again and returned to the city.

English Standard Version
Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.

Berean Standard Bible
Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

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

New King James Version
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

New American Standard Bible
Then they tore their clothes in grief, and when each man had loaded his donkey, they returned to the city.

NASB 1995
Then they tore their clothes, and when each man loaded his donkey, they returned to the city.

NASB 1977
Then they tore their clothes, and when each man loaded his donkey, they returned to the city.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

Amplified Bible
Then they tore their clothes [in grief]; and after each man had loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.

Christian Standard Bible
Then they tore their clothes, and each one loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they tore their clothes, and each one loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they ripped open their garments, and each man packed up on his donkey and they returned to the city.

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

Contemporary English Version
This upset the brothers so much that they began tearing their clothes in sorrow. Then they loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they saw this, they tore their clothes in grief. Then each one loaded his donkey and went back into the city.

Good News Translation
The brothers tore their clothes in sorrow, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

International Standard Version
At this, they all tore their clothes, reloaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

Literal Standard Version
and they tear their garments, and each loads his donkey, and they return to the city.

Majority Standard Bible
Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

New American Bible
At this, they tore their garments. Then, when each man had loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.

NET Bible
They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.

New Revised Standard Version
At this they tore their clothes. Then each one loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.

New Heart English Bible
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

World English Bible
Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.

Young's Literal Translation
and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.

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Context
Benjamin and the Silver Cup
12The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city. 14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.…

Cross References
Genesis 37:29
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 44:4
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, "Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?

Numbers 14:6
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

2 Samuel 1:11
Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

2 Kings 11:14
And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, "Treason! Treason!"


Treasury of Scripture

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

Genesis 37:29-34
And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes…

Numbers 14:6
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

2 Samuel 1:2,11
It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance…

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Genesis 44
1. Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.
6. The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack.
14. They are brought before Joseph.
18. Judah's humble supplication to Joseph.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then they all tore
וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּ (way·yiq·rə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7167: To rend

their clothes,
שִׂמְלֹתָ֑ם (śim·lō·ṯām)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8071: A dress, a mantle

loaded
וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙ (way·ya·‘ă·mōs)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6006: To load, impose a, burden

their donkeys,
חֲמֹר֔וֹ (ḥă·mō·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2543: A male ass

and returned
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to the city.
הָעִֽירָה׃ (hā·‘î·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement


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