And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
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Interpretation
Joseph tried how his brethren felt towards Benjamin. Had they envied and hated the other son of Rachel as they had hated him, and if they had the same want of feeling towards their father Jacob as heretofore, they would now have shown it.
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This thought runs through Genesis 44:9-13.