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Chapter 44
Gene | RWebster | 44:1 | And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:2 | And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:3 | As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:4 | And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Arise, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good? | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:5 | Is not this the cup in which my lord drinketh, and by which indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:7 | And they said to him, Why saith my lord these words? Far be it from us that thy servants should do according to this thing: | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:8 | Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to thee from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal from thy lord’s house silver or gold? | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:9 | With whomever of thy servants it shall be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:10 | And he said, Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it shall be found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:11 | Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:12 | And he searched, and began at the eldest, and stopped at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:13 | Then they tore their clothes, and loaded every man his donkey, and returned to the city. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:14 | And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:15 | And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that ye have done? knew ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:16 | And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:17 | And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go in peace to your father. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:18 | Then Judah came near to him, and said, O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thy anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:20 | And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:21 | And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:22 | And we said to my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:23 | And thou saidst to thy servants, Except your youngest brother shall come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:24 | And it came to pass when we came to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:26 | And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother shall be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother shall be with us. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:28 | And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since: | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:29 | And if ye take this also from me, and harm shall befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:30 | Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life; | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:31 | It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:32 | For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. | |
Gene | RWebster | 44:33 | Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a slave to my lord; and let the lad return with his brethren. | |