Genesis:44
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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 #
an #:
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 .
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Then Judah came near unto him ,
and said ,
Oh my lord ,
let thy servant ,
I pray thee ,
speak a word in my lords ears ,
and let not thine anger burn against thy servant :
for thou art even as Pharaoh Par #
oh #.
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My lord asked his servants ,
saying ,
Have ye a father ,
or a brother ?
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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 .
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And thou saidst unto thy servants ,
Bring him down unto me ,
that I may set mine eyes upon him .
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And we said unto my lord ,
The lad cannot leave his father :
for if he should leave his father ,
his father would die .
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And thou saidst unto thy servants ,
Except your youngest brother come down with you ,
ye shall see # #
my face no more ra #.
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And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father ,
we told him the words of my lord .
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And our father said ,
Go again ,
and buy us a little food .
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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 mans face ,
except our youngest brother be with us .
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And thy servant my father said unto us ,
Ye know that my wife bare me two sons :
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And the one went out from me ,
and I said ,
Surely he is torn in pieces ;
and I saw him not since :
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And if ye take this also from me ,
and mischief befall him ,
ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave sh @#
owl #.
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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 lads life ;
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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 sh @#
owl #.
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .