Genesis 44
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Genesis 44:1-8

1And he commandedH6680 the steward of his houseH1004, sayingH559, FillH4390 the men’sH376 sacksH572 with foodH400, as much as they can carryH5375, and putH7760 every man’sH376 moneyH3701 in his sack’s mouthH6310.

2And putH7760 my cupH1375, the silverH3701 cupH1375, in the sack’s mouthH6310 of the youngestH6996, and his grainH7668 moneyH3701. And he did according to the wordH1697 that JosephH3130 had spokenH1696.

3As soon as the morningH1242 was lightH215, the menH376 were sentH7971 awayH7971, they and their asses.

4And whenH834 they were goneH3318 out of the cityH5892, and were not yet farH7368 off, JosephH3130 saidH559 unto his steward, Up, follow after the menH376; and whenH834 thou dost overtakeH5381 them, sayH559 unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evilH7451 for goodH2896?

5Is not this that in which my lordH113 drinketh, and whereby he indeedH5172 divineth? ye have done evilH7489 in so doing.

6And he overtookH5381 them, and he spake unto them these wordsH1697.

7And they saidH559 unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lordH113 such wordsH1697 as these? FarH2486 be it from thy servantsH5650 that they should do such a thingH1697.

8Behold, the moneyH3701, which we foundH4672 in our sacks’ mouthsH6310, we broughtH7725 again unto thee out of the landH776 of CanaanH3667: howH349 then should we stealH1589 out of thy lord’sH113 houseH1004 silverH3701 or goldH2091?

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain