Genesis 44:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 44:1-17

Joseph heaps further kindnesses upon his brethren, fills their sacks, returns their money, and sends them away full of gladness; but he also exercises them with further trials. Our God thus humbles those whom he loves and loads with benefits. Joseph ordered his steward to put a fine silver cup which he had (and which, it is likely, was used at his table when they dined with him) into Benjamin's sack's mouth, that it might seem as if he had stolen it from the table, and put it here himself,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 44:13

Then they rent their clothes ,.... In token of sorrow and distress, being at their wits' end, like distracted persons, not knowing what to do: this was usually done in the eastern countries when any evil befell, as did Jacob, Genesis 37:34 ; and as the Egyptians themselves did when mourning for their dead, as Diodorus Siculus F17 Bibliothec. l. 1. p. 65. relates: and laded every man his ass ; put their sacks of corn on their asses again, having tied them up: and returned to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 44:1-34

Joseph's artifice to detain Benjamin, or the story of the silver goblet. I. JOSEPH 'S STRATAGEM ( Genesis 44:1-13 ). 1. The formation of the plot ( Genesis 44:1-5 ). 2. The execution of the plot ( Genesis 44:6-12 ). 3. The result of the plot ( Genesis 44:13-16 ). II. BENJAMIN 'S SENTENCE ( Genesis 44:17 ). 1. Exceedingly severe . He became a bondman. Remark upon the sadness of slavery, even when most mitigated. 2. Circumstantially... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 44:1-34

Character built on faith. This chapter continues the same thread of Joseph's policy, and the same lessons are in it. I. PRACTICAL WISDOM THE FRUIT OF PIETY . The true man is the strong man. With a deep knowledge of the human heart, Joseph felt quite sure that the only way to move Jacob from Canaan was to detain Benjamin. II. THE SANCTITY OF THE AFFECTIONS . Real religion their only safeguard in the world's hardening and perverting influences. Joseph did apparent ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 44:11-13

Then they speedily took down (literally, and they hasted and took down) every man his sack (from off his ass) to the ground, and opened every man his sack . Thus as it were delivering them up for examination. And he (the steward) searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest : and the cup was found (where the steward himself had put it) in Benjamin's sack. Then (literally, and ) they rent their clothes (on the simlah vide Genesis 9:23 ), and laded every... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 44:1-34

- The Ten Brothers Were TestedJoseph 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 44:1-5And my cup. - Besides returning each man’s money as before, a silver cup of Joseph’s is put in Benjamin’s bag, after which, when daylight... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 44:13-14

Genesis 44:13-14 . They rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, &c. Nothing can be more moving than this verse. Never was there a more striking picture drawn in words. Whole passages on the subject would not have affected the mind so much. These two or three words have a greater effect than the most pompous description of their amazement and trouble. Imagination supplies all the circumstances to us, and we see them before our eyes returning to the city, with silent sorrow,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 44:1-34

Joseph and his brothers (42:1-45:28)When Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy grain, Joseph recognized them but they did not recognize him (42:1-8). Rather than make himself known to them immediately, Joseph decided to test them to see if they had experienced any change of heart over the years. Joseph was not looking for revenge. His apparently harsh treatment of them, mixed with kindness, was designed to stir their consciences. They realized they were being punished for their unjust... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 44:11-13

"Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city."The brothers met the situation with full honor and filial devotion to the wishes of their aged father. Instead of returning without Benjamin, they accepted the plight of their brother as their very own,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 44:13

Genesis 44:13. Rent their clothes— Loniginus lays it down in his Treatise on the Sublime, that one of the first means to attain it, is an accurate and judicious choice of the most suitable circumstances. We cannot have a higher instance of this excellence, than in that striking circumstance in the present narration, which fills the mind with a vast series of ideas: they rent their clothes, says Moses, by which single expression he paints their anguish and confusion, in more lively colours than... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 44:1-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 44:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 44:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 44:1-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 44:11-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 44:1-34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 44:13-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 44:1-34

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 44:11-13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 44:13

Group of Brands