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 every man 's money in his sack 's mouth . * And 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 . * As soon as the morning was light , the men were sent away , they and their asses . * 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 ? * Is not this it in which my lord drinketh , and whereby indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing . * And he overtook them , and he spake unto them these same words . * And they said unto him , Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : * Behold , the money , which we found in our sacks ' mouths , we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord 's house silver or gold ? * With whomsoever of thy servants it be found , both let him die , and we also will be my lord 's bondmen . * 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 . * Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground , and opened every man his sack . * And he searched , and began at the eldest , and left at the youngest : and the cup was found in Benjamin 's sack . * Then they rent their clothes , and laded every man his ass , and returned to the city . * And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph 's house ; for he was yet there : and they fell before him on the ground . * And Joseph said unto them , What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine ? * 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 lord 's servants , both we , and he also with whom the cup is found . * And he said , God forbid that I should do so : 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 . * 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 as Pharaoh . * My lord asked his servants , saying , Have ye a father , or a brother ? * And we said unto my lord , We have a father , an old man , and a child of his old age , a little one ; and his brother is dead , and he alone is left of his mother , and his father loveth him . * And thou saidst unto thy servants , Bring him down unto me , that I may set mine eyes upon him . * And we said unto my lord , The lad cannot leave his father : for if he should leave his father , his father would die . * And thou saidst unto thy servants , Except your youngest brother come down with you , ye shall see my face no more . * And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father , we told him the words of my lord . * And our father said , Go again , and buy us a little food . * And we said , We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us , then will we go down : for we may not see the man 's face , except our youngest brother be with us . * And thy servant my father said unto us , Ye know that my wife bare me two sons : * And the one went out from me , and I said , Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : * And if ye take this also from me , and mischief befall him , ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . * Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father , and the lad be not with us ; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad 's life ; * It shall come to pass , when he seeth that the lad is not with us , that he will die : and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave . * For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father , saying , If I bring him not unto thee , then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever . * Now therefore , I pray thee , let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord ; and let the lad go up with his brethren . * For 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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