Genesis 44
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Genesis 44:2-17

2And putH7760 my cupH1375, the silverH3701 cupH1375, in the mouthH6310 of the sackH572 of the youngestH6996, and his grain-money. And he did according to the wordH1697 of JosephH3130 which he had spokenH1696.

3In the morningH1242, when it was lightH215, the menH376 were sentH7971 awayH7971, they and their asses.

4They were goneH3318 out of the cityH5892, [and] not [yet] farH7368 off, whenH834 JosephH3130 saidH559 to him who was over his houseH1004, Up! follow after the menH376; and whenH834 thou overtakest them, thou shalt sayH559 to them, WhyH4100 have ye rewarded evilH7451 for goodH2896?

5Is not this [it] in which my lordH113 drinksH8354, and in which indeedH5172 he divines? Ye have done evilH7489 [in] what ye have done.

6And he overtookH5381 them, and he spokeH1696 to them these wordsH1697.

7And they saidH559 to him, WhyH4100 does my lordH113 speakH1696 such wordsH1697 as these? FarH2486 be it from thy servantsH5650 to do such a thingH1697!

8Behold, the moneyH3701 that we foundH4672 in our sacks' mouthsH6310 we have broughtH7725 again to thee from the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and howH349 should we stealH1589 out of thy lord's houseH1004 silverH3701 or goldH2091?

9With whomsoever of thy servantsH5650 it is foundH4672, let him dieH4191; and we alsoH1571 will beH1961 my lord's bondmen.

10And he saidH559, NowH6258 alsoH1571 [let] it [beH1961] according to your wordsH1697: let him with whom it is foundH4672 beH1961 my bondman, but ye shall beH1961 blameless.

11And they hasted and laid down every manH376 his sackH572 on the groundH776, and openedH6605 every manH376 his sackH572.

12And he searchedH2664 carefully: he beganH2490 at the eldest, and endedH3615 at the youngestH6996; and the cupH1375 was foundH4672 in Benjamin's sackH572.

13Then they rent their clothesH8071, and loadedH6006 every manH376 his ass, and they returnedH7725 to the cityH5892.

14And JudahH3063 and his brethren cameH935 to Joseph's houseH1004; and he was stillH5750 there; and they fellH5307 downH5307 before him to the groundH776.

15And JosephH3130 saidH559 to them, What deedH4639 is this which ye have done? Did ye not knowH3045 that such a manH376 as I can certainly divine?

16And JudahH3063 saidH559, What shall we sayH559 to my lordH113? what shall we speakH1696, and howH4100 justifyH6663 ourselves? 1GodH430 has foundH4672 out the iniquityH5771 of thy servantsH5650; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose handH3027 the cupH1375 has been foundH4672.

17And he saidH559, FarH2486 beH1961 it from me to do so! The manH376 in whose handH3027 the cupH1375 has beenH1961 foundH4672, he shall beH1961 my bondman; but as for you, goH5927 up in peaceH7965 to your fatherH1.

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  1. 1. Genesis 44:16 44.16 Elohim ↩

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