Genesis 44:11
New International Version
Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

New Living Translation
They all quickly took their sacks from the backs of their donkeys and opened them.

English Standard Version
Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

Berean Standard Bible
So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

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

New King James Version
Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack.

New American Standard Bible
Then they hurried, each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

NASB 1995
Then they hurried, each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

NASB 1977
Then they hurried, each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then they hurried, each man brought his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

Amplified Bible
Then every man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and each man opened his sack [confident the cup would not be found among them].

Christian Standard Bible
So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

American Standard Version
Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they hurried and they lowered each man his sack on the ground, and they opened each man his sack.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they hasted, and took down every man his sack on the ground, and they opened every man his sack.

Contemporary English Version
Each of the brothers quickly put his sack on the ground and opened it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Them they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.

English Revised Version
Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

Good News Translation
So they quickly lowered their sacks to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

International Standard Version
So they quickly dismounted, unloaded their sacks onto the ground, and each one of them opened his own sack.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

Literal Standard Version
and they hurry and take down each his bag to the earth, and each opens his bag;

Majority Standard Bible
So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

New American Bible
Then each of them quickly lowered his bag to the ground and opened it;

NET Bible
So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

New Revised Standard Version
Then each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack.

New Heart English Bible
Then they hurried, and each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

World English Bible
Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.

Young's Literal Translation
and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;

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Context
Benjamin and the Silver Cup
10“As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.” 11So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. 12The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.…

Cross References
Genesis 44:10
"As you say," replied the steward. "But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame."

Genesis 44:12
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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Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

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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.














Verses 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 (in order thereby to mask the deception): 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 man his ass (by putting on the sack which had been taken down), and returned to the city.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So each
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

one quickly
וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ (way·ma·hă·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

lowered
וַיּוֹרִ֛דוּ (way·yō·w·ri·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

his sack
אַמְתַּחְתּ֖וֹ (’am·taḥ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 572: Something expansive, a bag

to the ground
אָ֑רְצָה (’ā·rə·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and opened
וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּ (way·yip̄·tə·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

it.
אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃ (’am·taḥ·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 572: Something expansive, a bag


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