01:044:004 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?
01:044:005 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed
he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
01:044:006 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same
words.
01:044:007 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words?
God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
01:044:008 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?
01:044:009 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him
die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
01:044:010 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.
01:044:011 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the
ground, and opened every man his sack.
01:044:012 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the
youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
01:044:013 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass,
and returned to the city.
01:044:014 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he
was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
01:044:015 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?
01:044:016 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.
01:044:017 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.
01:044:018 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.
01:044:019 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a
brother?
01:044:020 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.
01:044:021 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me,
that I may set mine eyes upon him.
01:044:022 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father:
for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
01:044:023 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest
brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
01:044:024 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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