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Genesis 44

Genesis 44

Genesis 44:1 ^
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
Genesis 44:1 ^
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 ^
And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.
Genesis 44:2 ^
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
Genesis 44:3 ^
And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away.
Genesis 44:3 ^
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Genesis 44:4 ^
And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?
Genesis 44:4 ^
[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 ^
Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.
Genesis 44:5 ^
Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Genesis 44:6 ^
So he overtook them and said these words to them.
Genesis 44:6 ^
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words.
Genesis 44:7 ^
And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
Genesis 44:7 ^
And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
Genesis 44:8 ^
See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
Genesis 44:8 ^
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 ^
If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
Genesis 44:9 ^
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
Genesis 44:10 ^
And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
Genesis 44:10 ^
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 ^
Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.
Genesis 44:11 ^
Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
Genesis 44:12 ^
And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
Genesis 44:12 ^
And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Genesis 44:13 ^
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
Genesis 44:13 ^
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
Genesis 44:14 ^
So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house; and he was still there: and they went down on their faces before him.
Genesis 44:14 ^
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 ^
And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
Genesis 44:15 ^
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 ^
And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
Genesis 44:16 ^
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 ^
Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.
Genesis 44:17 ^
And he said, Far be it from me 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 ^
Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.
Genesis 44:18 ^
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 ^
My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?
Genesis 44:19 ^
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
Genesis 44:20 ^
And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.
Genesis 44:20 ^
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 ^
And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
Genesis 44:21 ^
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Genesis 44:22 ^
And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.
Genesis 44:22 ^
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 ^
But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.
Genesis 44:23 ^
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
Genesis 44:24 ^
And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
Genesis 44:24 ^
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 ^
And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.
Genesis 44:25 ^
And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
Genesis 44:26 ^
And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.
Genesis 44:26 ^
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, expect our youngest brother be with us.
Genesis 44:27 ^
And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;
Genesis 44:27 ^
And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
Genesis 44:28 ^
The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,
Genesis 44:28 ^
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 ^
If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld.
Genesis 44:29 ^
and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
Genesis 44:30 ^
If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,
Genesis 44:30 ^
Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
Genesis 44:31 ^
When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.
Genesis 44:31 ^
it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.
Genesis 44:32 ^
For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
Genesis 44:32 ^
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 ^
So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.
Genesis 44:33 ^
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 ^
For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?
Genesis 44:34 ^
For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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