Genesis 44:7-16

7They said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

8We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found at the top of our bags. How could we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

9If it is found with one of us, your servants, he must die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.”

10The steward replied, “What you have said is right, but only the one who is found to have it will be my slave, and the rest of you will be blameless.”

11So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

12The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

13Then they tore their clothes, and each one loaded his donkey and returned to the city.

14When Judah and his brothers reached Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell to the ground before him.

15“What have you done?” Joseph said to them. “Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination?”

16“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants’ iniquity. We are now my lord’s slaves — both we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”