Genesis 44:11-13 - Exposition

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 man his ass (by putting on the sack which had been taken down), and returned to the city .