geneva - 44

geneva@Genesis:44:1 @ Afterward he commanded his steward, saying, Fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can carry, and put euery mans money in his sackes mouth.

geneva@Genesis:44:2 @ And (note:)We may not use this example to justify any unlawful practices, seeing God has commanded us to walk in simplicity.(:note) put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

geneva@Genesis:44:3 @ And in the morning the men were sent away, they, and their asses.

geneva@Genesis:44:4 @ And when they went out of the citie not farre off, Ioseph sayd to his stewarde, Vp, followe after the men: and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?

geneva@Genesis:44:5 @ [Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and (note:)Because the people thought he could divine, he attributes to himself that knowledge: or else he pretends that he consults with soothsayers: which deceit is worthy to be reproved.(:note) whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

geneva@Genesis:44:6 @ And when he ouertooke them, he sayde those wordes vnto them.

geneva@Genesis:44:7 @ And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.

geneva@Genesis:44:8 @ Behold, the money which we found in our sackes mouthes, wee brought againe to thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steale out of thy lordes house siluer or golde?

geneva@Genesis:44:9 @ With whomesoeuer of thy seruants it bee found, let him dye, and we also will be my lordes bondmen.

geneva@Genesis:44:10 @ And he said, Now then let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whome it is found, shal be my seruant, and ye shalbe blamelesse.

geneva@Genesis:44:11 @ Then at once euery man tooke downe his sacke to the grounde, and euery one opened his sacke.

geneva@Genesis:44:12 @ And he searched, and began at the eldest and left at the yongest: and the cuppe was found in Beniamins sacke.

geneva@Genesis:44:13 @ Then they (note:)To show how greatly the thing displeased them and how sorry they were for it.(:note) rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

geneva@Genesis:44:14 @ So Iudah and his brethren came to Iosephs house (for he was yet there) and they fel before him on the ground.

geneva@Genesis:44:15 @ Then Ioseph sayd vnto them, What acte is this, which ye haue done? know ye not that such a man as I, can deuine and prophecie?

geneva@Genesis:44:16 @ And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? (note:)If we see no obvious cause for our affliction, let us look to the secret counsel of God, who punishes us justly for our sins.(:note) God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we [are] my lord's servants, both we, and [he] also with whom the cup is found.

geneva@Genesis:44:17 @ But he answered, God forbid, that I should doe so, but the man, with whome the cuppe is founde, he shalbe my seruant, and go ye in peace vnto your father.

geneva@Genesis:44:18 @ Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art] even (note:)Equal in authority or, next to the king.(:note) as Pharaoh.

geneva@Genesis:44:19 @ My Lord asked his seruants, saying, Haue ye a father, or a brother?

geneva@Genesis:44:20 @ And we answered my Lorde, We haue a father that is olde, and a young childe, which he begate in his age: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loueth him.

geneva@Genesis:44:21 @ Now thou saidest vnto thy seruants, Bring him vnto me, that I may set mine eye vpo him.

geneva@Genesis:44:22 @ And we answered my lord, The childe can not depart from his father: for if he leaue his father, his father would die.

geneva@Genesis:44:23 @ Then saydest thou vnto thy seruants, Except your yonger brother come downe with you, looke in my face no more.

geneva@Genesis:44:24 @ So when we came vnto thy seruant our father, and shewed him what my lord had sayd,

geneva@Genesis:44:25 @ And our father sayde vnto vs, Goe againe, bye vs a litle foode,

geneva@Genesis:44:26 @ Then we answered, We can not go downe: but if our yongest brother go with vs, then will we go downe: for we may not see the mans face, except our yongest brother be with vs.

geneva@Genesis:44:27 @ And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my (note:)Rachel bore to Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin.(:note) wife bare me two [sons]:

geneva@Genesis:44:28 @ And the one went out from me, and I said, Of a suretie he is torne in pieces, and I sawe him not since.

geneva@Genesis:44:29 @ And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, (note:)You will cause me to die for sorrow.(:note) ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

geneva@Genesis:44:30 @ Nowe therefore, when I come to thy seruant my father, & the childe be not with vs (seeing that his life dependeth on the childes life)

geneva@Genesis:44:31 @ Then when hee shall see that the childe is not come, he will die: so shall thy seruants bring the graye head of thy seruant our father with sorowe to the graue.

geneva@Genesis:44:32 @ Doubtlesse thy seruant became suertie for the childe to my father, and said, If I bring him not vnto thee againe, then I will beare the blame vnto my father for euer.

geneva@Genesis:44:33 @ Nowe therefore, I pray thee, let me thy seruant bide for the childe, as a seruant to my Lord, and let the childe go vp with his brethren.

geneva@Genesis:44:34 @ For (note:)Meaning, he would rather remain as their prisoner, than to return and see his father in sorrow.(:note) how shall I go up to my father, and the lad [be] not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

Genesis 44