Genesis:44

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* 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 . * 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 . * And in the morning the men were sent away , they , and their asses . * 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 ? * [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 . * And when he ouertooke them , he sayde those wordes vnto them . * And they answered him , Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes ? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing . * 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 ? * With whomesoeuer of thy seruants it bee found , let him dye , and we also will be my lordes bondmen . * 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 . * Then at once euery man tooke downe his sacke to the grounde , and euery one opened his sacke . * And he searched , and began at the eldest and left at the yongest : and the cuppe was found in Beniamins sacke . * 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 . * So Iudah and his brethren came to Iosephs house (for he was yet there ) and they fel before him on the ground . * 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 ? * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * My Lord asked his seruants , saying , Haue ye a father , or a brother ? * 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 . * Now thou saidest vnto thy seruants , Bring him vnto me , that I may set mine eye vpo him . * And we answered my lord , The childe can not depart from his father : for if he leaue his father , his father would die . * Then saydest thou vnto thy seruants , Except your yonger brother come downe with you , looke in my face no more . * So when we came vnto thy seruant our father , and shewed him what my lord had sayd , * And our father sayde vnto vs , Goe againe , bye vs a litle foode , * 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 . * 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 ]: * And the one went out from me , and I said , Of a suretie he is torne in pieces , and I sawe him not since . * 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 . * Nowe therefore , when I come to thy seruant my father , &amp ; the childe be not with vs (seeing that his life dependeth on the childes life ) * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 .

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