Genesis:44

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* And he commanded the steward of his house , saying , Fill the men ’s sacks with food , as much as they can carry , and put each man ’s money in the mouth of his sack . * And put my cup , the silver cup , in the mouth of the sack of the youngest , and his grain money . So he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken . * As soon as the morning had dawned , the men were sent away , they and their donkeys . * And when they had gone out of the city , and were not yet far off , Joseph said to his steward , Arise and pursue the men ; and when you have overtaken them , say to them , Why have you repaid evil for good ? * Is not this the one from which my lord drinks , and with which he indeed practices divination ? You have done evil in so doing . * So he overtook them , and he spoke to them these same words . * And they said to him , Why does my lord say these words ? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing . * Behold , we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks . How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord ’s house ? * With whomever of your servants it is found , let him die , and we also will be my lord ’s slaves . * And he said , Now also let it be according to your words ; he with whom it is found shall be my slave , and you shall be innocent . * And each man hastened to let down his sack to the ground , and each man opened his sack . * And he searched . He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest ; and the cup was found in Benjamin ’s sack . * Then they tore their clothes , and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city . * And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph ’s house , and he was still there ; and they prostrated before him on the ground . * And Joseph said to them , What deed is this you have done ? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination ? * And Judah said , What shall we say to my lord ? What shall we speak ? Or how shall we justify ourselves ? God has found out the iniquity of your servants ; behold , we are my lord ’s slaves , both we and he also with whom the cup was found . * And he said , Far be it from me that I should do so ; the man in whose hand the cup was found , he shall be my slave . And as for you , go up in peace to your father . * Then Judah came near to him and said : O my lord , please let your servant speak a word in the ears of my lord , and do not let your anger burn against your servant ; for you are even as Pharaoh . * My lord asked his servants , saying , Have you a father or a brother ? * And we said to my lord , We have a father , an old man , and a child of his old age , who is young ; his brother is dead , and he alone is left of his mother , and his father loves him . * And you said to your servants , Bring him down to me , that I may set my eyes upon him . * And we said to my lord , The lad cannot leave his father , for if he should leave his father , his father would die . * But you said to your servants , Unless your youngest brother comes down with you , you shall see my face no more . * And it came to pass , when we went up to your servant my father , that we told him the words of my lord . * And our father said , Go back and buy us a little food . * And we said , We cannot go down ; if our youngest brother is with us , then we will go down ; for we may not see the man ’s face unless our youngest brother is with us . * And your servant my father said to us , You know that my wife bore me two sons ; * and the one went out from me , and I said , Surely he is torn to pieces ; and I have not seen him since . * And if you take this one also from before me , and harm befalls him , you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol . * Now therefore , when I come to your servant my father , and the lad is not with us , since his soul is bound up in the lad ’s soul , * it shall come to pass , when he sees that the lad is not with us , that he will die . So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol . * For your servant became surety for the lad to my father , saying , If I do not bring him back to you , then I shall bear the guilt before my father for all time . * Now therefore , please let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord , and let the lad go up with his brothers . * For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me , lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father ?

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