KJV ORIGINAL
Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then they quickly took down each of their sacks from their donkeys to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The brothers immediately and urgently opened all their grain sacks when challenged by Joseph's steward.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Joseph's test of his brothers in Egypt during the severe famine. Joseph had secretly placed his silver cup in Benjamin's sack and sent his steward to accuse them of theft. The brothers' quick compliance shows their confidence in their innocence, not knowing they were being tested by the brother they had sold into slavery years earlier.
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