Genesis 44
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Genesis 44:2-17

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? 9With whomsoever of thy servantsH5650 it beH1961 foundH4672, let him dieH4191, and we alsoH1571 will beH1961 my lord’sH113 bondmen. 10And he saidH559, NowH6258 alsoH1571 let it beH1961 according unto your wordsH1697: he with whom it is foundH4672 shall beH1961 my bondman; and ye shall beH1961 blameless. 11Then they hasted, and took down every manH376 his sackH572 to the groundH776, and openedH6605 every manH376 his sackH572. 12And he searchedH2664, and beganH2490 at the eldest, and left off at the youngestH6996: and the cupH1375 was foundH4672 in Benjamin’s sackH572. 13Then they rent their clothesH8071, and laded every manH376 his ass, and returnedH7725 to the cityH5892.

14And JudahH3063 and his brethren cameH935 to Joseph’sH3130 houseH1004; and he was yetH5750 there: and they fellH5307 before him on the groundH776. 15And JosephH3130 saidH559 unto them, What deedH4639 is this that ye have done? knowH3045 ye not that such a manH376 as I can indeed divine? 16And JudahH3063 saidH559, What shall we sayH559 unto my lordH113? what shall we speakH1696? or howH4100 shall we clear ourselves? GodH430 hath foundH4672 out the iniquityH5771 of thy servantsH5650: behold, we are my lord’sH113 bondmen, both we, and he alsoH1571 in whose handH3027 the cupH1375 is foundH4672. 17And he saidH559, FarH2486 beH1961 it from me that I should do so: the manH376 in whose handH3027 the cupH1375 is foundH4672, he shall beH1961 my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peaceH7965 unto your fatherH1.

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