Genesis:44:1-17
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And he commanded the steward of his house ,
saying ,
Fill the mens sacks with food ,
as much as they can carry ,
and put every mans money in his sacks mouth .
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And put my cup ,
the silver cup ,
in the sacks mouth of the youngest ,
and his corn money .
And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken .
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As soon as the morning was light ,
the men were sent away ,
they and their asses .
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And when they were gone out of the city ,
and not yet far off ,
Joseph said unto his steward ,
Up ,
follow after the men ;
and when thou dost overtake them ,
say unto them ,
Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good ?
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Is not this it in which my lord drinketh ,
and whereby indeed he divineth ?
ye have done evil in so doing .
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And he overtook them ,
and he spake unto them these same #
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words .
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And they said unto him ,
Wherefore saith my lord these words ?
God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing :
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Behold ,
the money ,
which we found in our sacks mouths ,
we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan K @
na #
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how then should we steal out of thy lords house silver or gold ?
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With whomsoever of thy servants it be found ,
both let him die ,
and we also will be my lords bondmen .
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And he said ,
Now also let it be according unto your words :
he with whom it is found shall be my servant ;
and ye shall be blameless .
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Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground ,
and opened every man his sack .
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And he searched ,
and began at the eldest ,
and left at the youngest :
and the cup was found in Benjamins sack .
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Then they rent their clothes ,
and laded every man his ass ,
and returned to the city .
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And Judah and his brethren came to Josephs house ;
for he was yet there :
and they fell before him on the ground .
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And Joseph said unto them ,
What deed is this that ye have done ?
wot ye not that such a ma #
H376as I can certainly divine ?
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And Judah said ,
What shall we say unto my lord ?
what shall we speak ?
or how shall we clear ourselves ?
God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants :
behold ,
we are my lords servants ,
both we ,
and he also with whom #
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And he said ,
God forbid that I should do so zo #
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but the man in whose hand the cup is found ,
he shall be my servant ;
and as for you ,
get you up in peace unto your father .