Genesis 44:13 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 44:13

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּ	vai.yik.re.'U	and they tore	H7167 →
שִׂמְלֹתָ֑ם	sim.lo.Tam	clothes their	H8071 →
וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙	vai.ya.'a.Mos	and he loaded	H6006 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each man	H376 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
חֲמֹר֔וֹ	cha.mo.Ro	donkey his	H2543 →
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ	vai.ya.Shu.vu	and they went back	H7725 →
הָעִֽירָה׃	ha.'I.rah	the city towards	H5892 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
leads to
- Joshua 7:6
  Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
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.
leads to
- Genesis 37:29
  When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 37:34
  Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 13:31
  Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
Through
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 4:12
  That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
- 2 Samuel 4:10
  when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
Through
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
leads to
- Numbers 13:30
  Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
- Numbers 14:30
  Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis