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.

² 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.

³ As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

⁴ 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?

⁵ Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

⁶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

⁷ And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

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?

⁹ With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

¹² And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹³ Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

¹⁴ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

¹⁵ 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?

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 servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

¹⁷ 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.

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.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

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.

²¹ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

²² And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

²³ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

²⁴ And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵ And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

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, except our youngest brother be with us.

²⁷ And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

²⁸ And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

²⁹ And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

³⁰ 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;

³¹ 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.

³² 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.

³³ 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.

³⁴ 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.

---

¹ And he commanded ^H6680 the steward of his house, ^H1004 saying, ^H559 Fill ^H4390 the men's ^H582 sacks ^H572 with food, ^H400 as much as ^H834 they can ^H3201 carry, ^H5375 and put ^H7760 every man's ^H376 money ^H3701 in his sack's ^H572 mouth. ^H6310

² And put ^H7760 my cup, ^H1375 the silver ^H3701 cup, ^H1375 in the sack's ^H572 mouth ^H6310 of the youngest, ^H6996 and his corn ^H7668 money. ^H3701 And he did ^H6213 according to the word ^H1697 that Joseph ^H3130 had spoken. ^H1696

³ As soon as the morning ^H1242 was light, ^H215 the men ^H582 were sent away, ^H7971 they and their asses. ^H2543

⁴ And when they were gone out ^H3318 of the city, ^H5892 and not yet far off, ^H7368 Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 unto his steward, ^H1004 Up, ^H6965 follow ^H7291 after ^H310 the men; ^H582 and when thou dost overtake ^H5381 them, say ^H559 unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded ^H7999 evil ^H7451 for good? ^H2896

⁵ Is not this it in which my lord ^H113 drinketh, ^H8354 and whereby indeed ^H5172 he divineth? ^H5172 ye have done evil ^H7489 in so doing. ^H6213

⁶ And he overtook ^H5381 them, and he spake ^H1696 unto them these same ^H428 words. ^H1697

⁷ And they said ^H559 unto him, Wherefore saith ^H1696 my lord ^H113 these words? ^H1697 God forbid ^H2486 that thy servants ^H5650 should do ^H6213 according to this thing: ^H1697

⁸ Behold, the money, ^H3701 which we found ^H4672 in our sacks' ^H572 mouths, ^H6310 we brought again ^H7725 unto thee out of the land ^H776 of Canaan: ^H3667 how then should we steal ^H1589 out of thy lord's ^H113 house ^H1004 silver ^H3701 or gold? ^H2091

⁹ With whomsoever of thy servants ^H5650 it be found, ^H4672 both let him die, ^H4191 and we also will be my lord's ^H113 bondmen. ^H5650

¹⁰ And he said, ^H559 Now also let it be according unto your words: ^{H1697 H3651} he with whom it is found ^H4672 shall be my servant; ^H5650 and ye shall be blameless. ^H5355

¹¹ Then they speedily ^H4116 took down ^H3381 every man ^H376 his sack ^H572 to the ground, ^H776 and opened ^H6605 every man ^H376 his sack. ^H572

¹² And he searched, ^H2664 and began ^H2490 at the eldest, ^H1419 and left ^H3615 at the youngest: ^H6996 and the cup ^H1375 was found ^H4672 in Benjamin's ^H1144 sack. ^H572

¹³ Then they rent ^H7167 their clothes, ^H8071 and laded ^H6006 every man ^H376 his ass, ^H2543 and returned ^H7725 to the city. ^H5892

¹⁴ And Judah ^H3063 and his brethren ^H251 came ^H935 to Joseph's ^H3130 house; ^H1004 for he was yet there: and they fell ^H5307 before him ^H6440 on the ground. ^H776

¹⁵ And Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 unto them, What deed ^H4639 is this that ye have done? ^H6213 wot ye ^H3045 not that such a man ^H376 as I can certainly ^H5172 divine? ^H5172

¹⁶ And Judah ^H3063 said, ^H559 What shall we say ^H559 unto my lord? ^H113 what shall we speak? ^H1696 or how shall we clear ourselves? ^H6663 God ^H430 hath found out ^H4672 the iniquity ^H5771 of thy servants: ^H5650 behold, we are my lord's ^H113 servants, ^H5650 both we, and he also ^H1571 with whom ^{H834 H3027} the cup ^H1375 is found. ^H4672

¹⁷ And he said, ^H559 God forbid ^H2486 that I should do ^H6213 so: ^H2063 but the man ^H376 in whose hand ^H3027 the cup ^H1375 is found, ^H4672 he shall be my servant; ^H5650 and as for you, get you up ^H5927 in peace ^H7965 unto your father. ^H1

¹⁸ Then Judah ^H3063 came near ^H5066 unto him, and said, ^H559 Oh ^H994 my lord, ^H113 let thy servant, ^H5650 I pray thee, speak ^H1696 a word ^H1697 in my lord's ^H113 ears, ^H241 and let not thine anger ^H639 burn ^H2734 against thy servant: ^H5650 for thou art even as Pharaoh. ^H6547

¹⁹ My lord ^H113 asked ^H7592 his servants, ^H5650 saying, ^H559 Have ^H3426 ye a father, ^H1 or a brother? ^H251

²⁰ And we said ^H559 unto my lord, ^H113 We have ^H3426 a father, ^H1 an old man, ^H2205 and a child ^H3206 of his old age, ^H2208 a little one; ^H6996 and his brother ^H251 is dead, ^H4191 and he alone is left ^H3498 of his mother, ^H517 and his father ^H1 loveth ^H157 him.

²¹ And thou saidst ^H559 unto thy servants, ^H5650 Bring him down ^H3381 unto me, that I may set ^H7760 mine eyes ^H5869 upon him.

²² And we said ^H559 unto my lord, ^H113 The lad ^H5288 cannot ^H3201 leave ^H5800 his father: ^H1 for if he should leave ^H5800 his father, ^H1 his father would die. ^H4191

²³ And thou saidst ^H559 unto thy servants, ^H5650 Except ^H3808 your youngest ^H6996 brother ^H251 come down ^H3381 with you, ye shall see ^{H7200 H3254} my face ^H6440 no more. ^{H7200 H3254}

²⁴ And it came to pass when we came up ^H5927 unto thy servant ^H5650 my father, ^H1 we told ^H5046 him the words ^H1697 of my lord. ^H113

²⁵ And our father ^H1 said, ^H559 Go again, ^H7725 and buy ^H7666 us a little ^H4592 food. ^H400

²⁶ And we said, ^H559 We cannot ^H3201 go down: ^H3381 if our youngest ^H6996 brother ^H251 be ^H3426 with us, then will we go down: ^H3381 for we may ^H3201 not see ^H7200 the man's ^H376 face, ^H6440 except ^H369 our youngest ^H6996 brother ^H251 be with us.

²⁷ And thy servant ^H5650 my father ^H1 said ^H559 unto us, Ye know ^H3045 that my wife ^H802 bare ^H3205 me two ^H8147 sons:

²⁸ And the one ^H259 went out ^H3318 from me, and I said, ^H559 Surely ^H2963 he is torn in pieces; ^H2963 and I saw him ^H7200 not since: ^H2008

²⁹ And if ye take ^H3947 this also from ^H5973 me, ^H6440 and mischief ^H611 befall him, ^H7136 ye shall bring down ^H3381 my gray hairs ^H7872 with sorrow ^H7451 to the grave. ^H7585

³⁰ Now therefore when I come ^H935 to thy servant ^H5650 my father, ^H1 and the lad ^H5288 be not with us; seeing that his life ^H5315 is bound up ^H7194 in the lad's life; ^H5315

³¹ It shall come to pass, when he seeth ^H7200 that the lad ^H5288 is not with us, that he will die: ^H4191 and thy servants ^H5650 shall bring down ^H3381 the gray hairs ^H7872 of thy servant ^H5650 our father ^H1 with sorrow ^H3015 to the grave. ^H7585

³² For thy servant ^H5650 became surety ^H6148 for the lad ^H5288 unto ^H5973 my father, ^H1 saying, ^H559 If I bring ^H935 him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame ^H2398 to my father ^H1 for ever. ^H3117

³³ Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant ^H5650 abide ^H3427 instead of the lad ^H5288 a bondman ^H5650 to my lord; ^H113 and let the lad ^H5288 go up ^H5927 with his brethren. ^H251

³⁴ For how ^H349 shall I go up ^H5927 to my father, ^H1 and the lad ^H5288 be not with me? lest peradventure I see ^H7200 the evil ^H7451 that shall come on ^H4672 my father. ^H1

---

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.

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.

³ As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

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?

⁵ Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

⁶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words.

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.

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?

⁹ With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

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.

¹¹ Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

¹² And he searched, `and' began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹³ Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

¹⁴ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

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?

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.

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.

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.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

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.

²¹ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

²² And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

²³ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

²⁴ And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵ And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

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.

²⁷ And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

²⁸ and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:

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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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.

---

¹ And he commandeth him who `is' over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men `with' food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

² and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;' and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.

³ The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses --

⁴ they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who `is' over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

⁵ Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil `in' that which ye have done.'

⁶ And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,

⁷ and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

⁸ lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Canaan, and how do we steal from the house of thy lord silver or gold?

⁹ with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.'

¹⁰ And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it `is'; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;'

¹¹ and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;

¹² and he searcheth -- at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed -- and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;

¹³ and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.

¹⁴ And Judah -- his brethren also -- cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they fall before him to the earth;

¹⁵ and Joseph saith to them, `What `is' this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'

¹⁶ And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what -- do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we `are' servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;'

¹⁷ and he saith, `Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.'

¹⁸ And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh.

¹⁹ My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

²⁰ and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

²¹ `And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;

²² and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;

²³ and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

²⁴ `And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord;

²⁵ and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,

²⁶ and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us.

²⁷ `And thy servant my father saith unto us, Ye -- ye have known that two did my wife bare to me,

²⁸ and the one goeth out from me, and I say, Surely he is torn -- torn! and I have not seen him since;

²⁹ when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.

³⁰ `And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bound up in his soul),

³¹ then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol;

³² for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee -- then I have sinned against my father all the days.

³³ `And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth a servant to my lord, and the youth goeth up with his brethren,

³⁴ for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth find my father.'

---

¹ And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

² And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

³ In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

⁴ They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

⁵ Is not this [it] in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil [in] what ye have done.

⁶ And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.

⁷ And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!

⁸ Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan; and how should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

⁹ With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

¹⁰ And he said, Now also [let] it [be] according to your words: let him with whom it is found be my bondman, but ye shall be blameless.

¹¹ And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and opened every man his sack.

¹² And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹³ Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they returned to the city.

¹⁴ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.

¹⁵ And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

¹⁶ And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.

¹⁷ And he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.

¹⁸ Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! 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.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

²⁰ And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.

²¹ And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

²² And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.

²³ And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

²⁴ And it came to pass when we came up to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵ And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

²⁶ But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.

²⁷ And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two [sons];

²⁸ and the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him [again] hitherto.

²⁹ And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.

³⁰ And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, -- seeing that his life is bound up with his life,

³¹ it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not [there], that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

³² For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.

³³ And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren;

³⁴ for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me? -- lest I see the evil that would come on my father.

---

¹ 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.

² Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

³ As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

⁴ When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?

⁵ Isn't this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.'"

⁶ He overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.

⁷ They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

⁸ Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again to you out of the land of Canaan. How then should we steal silver or gold out of your lord's house?

⁹ With whoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants."

¹⁰ He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."

¹¹ Then they hurried, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

¹² He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

¹³ Then they tore their clothes, and loaded every man his donkey, and returned to the city.

¹⁴ Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.

¹⁵ Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"

¹⁶ Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

¹⁷ He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."

¹⁸ Then Judah came near to him, and said, "Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and don't let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.

¹⁹ My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father, or a brother?'

²⁰ We said to 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 loves him.'

²¹ You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'

²² We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

²³ You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'

²⁴ It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

²⁵ Our father said, 'Go again, buy us a little food.'

²⁶ We said, 'We can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, unless our youngest brother is with us.'

²⁷ Your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons:

²⁸ and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces;" and I haven't seen him since.

²⁹ If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.'

³⁰ Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the boy's life;

³¹ it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

³² For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'

³³ Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, a bondservant to my lord; and let the boy go up with his brothers.

³⁴ For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn't with me? Lest I see the evil that will come on my father."

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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;

² And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

³ And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away.

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?

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.

⁶ So he overtook them and said these words to them.

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:

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?

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.

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.

¹¹ Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.

¹² And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.

¹³ Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

¹⁹ My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?

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.

²¹ And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.

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.

²³ But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.

²⁴ And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.

²⁵ And our father said, Go again and get us a little food.

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.

²⁷ And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;

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,

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.

³⁰ If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

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.

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.

³³ So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.

³⁴ For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?