Genesis 44 : 1 (RV)
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.
Genesis 44 : 2 (RV)
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.
Genesis 44 : 3 (RV)
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Genesis 44 : 4 (RV)
cf15i And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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?
Genesis 44 : 5 (RV)
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Genesis 44 : 6 (RV)
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words.
Genesis 44 : 7 (RV)
And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do such a thing.
Genesis 44 : 8 (RV)
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?
Genesis 44 : 9 (RV)
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord�s bondmen.
Genesis 44 : 10 (RV)
And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.
Genesis 44 : 11 (RV)
Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
Genesis 44 : 12 (RV)
And he searched, cf15i and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin�s sack.
Genesis 44 : 13 (RV)
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
Genesis 44 : 14 (RV)
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph�s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
Genesis 44 : 15 (RV)
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?
Genesis 44 : 16 (RV)
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 bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.
Genesis 44 : 17 (RV)
And he said, God forbid that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Genesis 44 : 18 (RV)
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.
Genesis 44 : 19 (RV)
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
Genesis 44 : 20 (RV)
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.
Genesis 44 : 21 (RV)
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Genesis 44 : 22 (RV)
And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
Genesis 44 : 23 (RV)
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
Genesis 44 : 24 (RV)
And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
Genesis 44 : 25 (RV)
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
Genesis 44 : 26 (RV)
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.
Genesis 44 : 27 (RV)
And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
Genesis 44 : 28 (RV)
and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:
Genesis 44 : 29 (RV)
and if ye take this one also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis 44 : 30 (RV)
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;
Genesis 44 : 31 (RV)
it shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not cf15i 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.
Genesis 44 : 32 (RV)
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
Genesis 44 : 33 (RV)
Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
Genesis 44 : 34 (RV)
For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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