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Genesis 44:13

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

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וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּvayiqrevand rendקָרַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and rend”, the next action in the storyH7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear.שִׂמְלֹתָ֑םsimlotamapparelשִׂמְלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8071a dress, especially a mantleapparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. Compare H8008 (שַׂלְמָה).וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙vayaamosand loadעָמַסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and load”, the next action in the storyH6006to load, i.e. impose aburden (or figuratively, infliction)be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put.אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חֲמֹר֔וֹchamorvoassחֲמוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ass”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvayashuvvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…הָעִֽירָהhairahthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.

World English Bible

Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they rent their garments, and laid each man his sack on his ass, and returned to the city.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διέῤῥηξαν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἕκαστος τὸν μαρσίππον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ὄνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν.