Genesis 44:1-8

1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.1

2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

4And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Arise, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

5Is not this the cup in which my lord drinketh, and by which indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.2

6And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.

7And they said to him, Why saith my lord these words? Far be it from us that thy servants should do according to this thing:

8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again to thee from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal from thy lord’s house silver or gold?