Genesis 44:2-17

2Put my cup, the silver cup, in the opening of the sack of the youngest along with his grain money.” So he did as Joseph told him.

3When the morning dawned, the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.

4They left the city and did not get far, when Joseph said to the one over his household, “Get up, go after the men. When you catch up to them, say to them, “Why have you repaid evil for good?

5Isn’t this the one from which my lord drinks? He even uses it especially to discern by divination. What you’ve done is evil!”

6So he caught up to them and spoke these words to them.

7They said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing as this.

8Look, the money we found in the opening of our bags, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. So how could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?

9Whoever among your servants is found with it, let him die! And we, we’ll also be my lord’s slaves.”

10“Even now let it be according to your words,” he said. “The one with whom it is found shall be my slave. But the rest of you shall be innocent.”

11Then each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and each man opened his sack.

12He searched them beginning with the eldest and finishing with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

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

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

15“What’s this deed you’ve done?” Joseph said to them, “Didn’t you know that a man like me can discern by divination?”

16Then Judah said, “What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed your servants’ guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we as well as the one in whose hand the cup was found.”

17But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The one in whose hand the cup was found—he will be my slave. But you, go up to your father in peace.”