Genesis 44:1-15

11Then he commanded his house steward, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack. 2Put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his money for the grain.” And he did 2as Joseph had told him. 33As soon as it was light, the men were sent away, they with their donkeys. 4They had just gone out of 4the city, and were not far off, when Joseph said to his house steward, “Up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? 5Is not this the one from which my lord drinks and which he indeed uses for 5divination? You have done wrong in doing this.’”

6So he overtook them and spoke these words to them. 7They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing. 8Behold, 6the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks we have brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house? 97With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s 8slaves.” 10So he said, “Now let it also be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and the rest of you shall be innocent.” 11Then they hurried, each man lowered his sack to the ground, and each man opened his sack. 12He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and 9the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13Then they 10tore their clothes, and when each man loaded his donkey, they returned to 11the city.

14When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there, and 12they fell to the ground before him. 15Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed practice 13divination?”