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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 .
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Also 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 .
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As soon as the morning dawned ,
the men were sent away ,
they and their donkeys .
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When they had gone out of the city ,
and were not yet far off ,
Joseph said to his steward , "
Get up ,
follow the men ;
and when you overtake them ,
say to them , "
Why have you repaid evil for good ?
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Is not this the one from which my lord drinks ,
and with which he indeed practices divination ?
You have done evil in so doing ."'
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So he overtook them ,
and he spoke to them these same words .
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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 .
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Look ,
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 ?
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With whomever of your servants it is found ,
let him die ,
and we also will be my lord '
s slaves ."
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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 blameless ."
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Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground ,
and each opened his sack .
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So he searched .
He began with the oldest and left off with the youngest ;
and the cup was found in Benjamin '
s sack .
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Then they tore their clothes ,
and each man loaded his donkey and returned to the city .
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So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph '
s house ,
and he was still there ;
and they fell before him on the ground .
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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 ?"