Genesis 44:13 meaning and explanation
Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
Genesis 44:13, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The brothers have just watched Joseph’s steward find the silver cup in Benjamin’s sack, exactly as Joseph arranged. Tearing their clothes is a public gesture of grief and horror, not a show of anger; it signals that they believe disaster has fallen on the family.
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