1 And he commanded * h6680 h8762 the steward of his house * h1004, saying * h559 h8800, Fill * h4390 h8761 the men's * h582 sacks * h572 with food * h400, as much as * h834 they can * h3201 h8799 carry * h5375 h8800, and put * h7760 h8798 every man's * h376 money * h3701 in his sack's * h572 mouth * h6310. the steward...: Heb. him that was over his house
2 And put * h7760 h8799 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 h8799 according to the word * h1697 that Joseph * h3130 had spoken * h1696 h8765.
3 As soon as the morning * h1242 was light * h215 h8804, the men * h582 were sent away * h7971 h8795, they and their asses * h2543.
4 And when they were gone out * h3318 h8804 of the city * h5892, and not yet far off * h7368 h8689, Joseph * h3130 said * h559 h8804 unto his steward * h1004, Up * h6965 h8798, follow * h7291 h8798 after * h310 the men * h582; and when thou dost overtake * h5381 h8689 them, say * h559 h8804 unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded * h7999 h8765 evil * h7451 for good * h2896?
5 Is not this it in which my lord * h113 drinketh * h8354 h8799, and whereby indeed * h5172 h8763 he divineth * h5172 h8762? ye have done evil * h7489 h8689 in so doing * h6213 h8804. divineth: or, maketh trial?
6 And he overtook * h5381 h8686 them, and he spake * h1696 h8762 unto them these same * h428 words * h1697.
7 And they said * h559 h8799 unto him, Wherefore saith * h1696 h8762 my lord * h113 these words * h1697? God forbid * h2486 that thy servants * h5650 should do * h6213 h8800 according to this thing * h1697:
8 Behold, the money * h3701, which we found * h4672 h8804 in our sacks * h572' mouths * h6310, we brought again * h7725 h8689 unto thee out of the land * h776 of Canaan * h3667: how then should we steal * h1589 h8799 out of thy lord's * h113 house * h1004 silver * h3701 or gold * h2091?
9 With whomsoever of thy servants * h5650 it be found * h4672 h8735, both let him die * h4191 h8804, and we also will be my lord's * h113 bondmen * h5650.
10 And he said * h559 h8799, Now also let it be according unto your words * h1697: * h3651 he with whom it is found * h4672 h8735 shall be my servant * h5650; and ye shall be blameless * h5355.
11 Then they speedily * h4116 h8762 took down * h3381 h8686 every man * h376 his sack * h572 to the ground * h776, and opened * h6605 h8799 every man * h376 his sack * h572.
12 And he searched * h2664 h8762, and began * h2490 h8689 at the eldest * h1419, and left * h3615 h8765 at the youngest * h6996: and the cup * h1375 was found * h4672 h8735 in Benjamin's * h1144 sack * h572.
13 Then they rent * h7167 h8799 their clothes * h8071, and laded * h6006 h8799 every man * h376 his ass * h2543, and returned * h7725 h8799 to the city * h5892.
14 And Judah * h3063 and his brethren * h251 came * h935 h8799 to Joseph's * h3130 house * h1004; for he was yet there: and they fell * h5307 h8799 before him * h6440 on the ground * h776.
15 And Joseph * h3130 said * h559 h8799 unto them, What deed * h4639 is this that ye have done * h6213 h8804? wot ye * h3045 h8804 not that such a man * h376 as I can certainly * h5172 h8763 divine * h5172 h8762? divine: or, make trial?
16 And Judah * h3063 said * h559 h8799, What shall we say * h559 h8799 unto my lord * h113? what shall we speak * h1696 h8762? or how shall we clear ourselves * h6663 h8691? God * h430 hath found out * h4672 h8804 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 h8738.
17 And he said * h559 h8799, God forbid * h2486 that I should do * h6213 h8800 so * h2063: but the man * h376 in whose hand * h3027 the cup * h1375 is found * h4672 h8738, he shall be my servant * h5650; and as for you, get you up * h5927 h8798 in peace * h7965 unto your father * h1.
18 Then Judah * h3063 came near * h5066 h8799 unto him, and said * h559 h8799, Oh * h994 my lord * h113, let thy servant * h5650, I pray thee, speak * h1696 h8762 a word * h1697 in my lord's * h113 ears * h241, and let not thine anger * h639 burn * h2734 h8799 against thy servant * h5650: for thou art even as Pharaoh * h6547.
19 My lord * h113 asked * h7592 h8804 his servants * h5650, saying * h559 h8800, Have * h3426 ye a father * h1, or a brother * h251?
20 And we said * h559 h8799 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 h8804, and he alone is left * h3498 h8735 of his mother * h517, and his father * h1 loveth * h157 h8804 him.
21 And thou saidst * h559 h8799 unto thy servants * h5650, Bring him down * h3381 h8685 unto me, that I may set * h7760 h8799 mine eyes * h5869 upon him.
22 And we said * h559 h8799 unto my lord * h113, The lad * h5288 cannot * h3201 h8799 leave * h5800 h8800 his father * h1: for if he should leave * h5800 h8804 his father * h1, his father would die * h4191 h8804.
23 And thou saidst * h559 h8799 unto thy servants * h5650, Except * h3808 your youngest * h6996 brother * h251 come down * h3381 h8799 with you, ye shall see * h7200 * h3254 my face * h6440 no more * h7200 h8800 * h3254 h8686.
24 And it came to pass when we came up * h5927 h8804 unto thy servant * h5650 my father * h1, we told * h5046 h8686 him the words * h1697 of my lord * h113.
25 And our father * h1 said * h559 h8799, Go again * h7725 h8798, and buy * h7666 h8798 us a little * h4592 food * h400.
26 And we said * h559 h8799, We cannot * h3201 h8799 go down * h3381 h8800: if our youngest * h6996 brother * h251 be * h3426 with us, then will we go down * h3381 h8804: for we may * h3201 h8799 not see * h7200 h8800 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 h8799 unto us, Ye know * h3045 h8804 that my wife * h802 bare * h3205 h8804 me two * h8147 sons :
28 And the one * h259 went out * h3318 h8799 from me, and I said * h559 h8799, Surely * h2963 h8800 he is torn in pieces * h2963 h8776; and I saw him * h7200 h8804 not since * h2008:
29 And if ye take * h3947 h8804 this also from * h5973 me * h6440, and mischief * h611 befall him * h7136 h8804, ye shall bring down * h3381 h8689 my gray hairs * h7872 with sorrow * h7451 to the grave * h7585.
30 Now therefore when I come * h935 h8800 to thy servant * h5650 my father * h1, and the lad * h5288 be not with us; seeing that his life * h5315 is bound up * h7194 h8803 in the lad's life * h5315;
31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth * h7200 h8800 that the lad * h5288 is not with us , that he will die * h4191 h8804: and thy servants * h5650 shall bring down * h3381 h8689 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 h8804 for the lad * h5288 unto * h5973 my father * h1, saying * h559 h8800, If I bring * h935 h8686 him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame * h2398 h8804 to my father * h1 for ever * h3117.
33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant * h5650 abide * h3427 h8799 instead of the lad * h5288 a bondman * h5650 to my lord * h113; and let the lad * h5288 go up * h5927 h8799 with his brethren * h251.
34 For how * h349 shall I go up * h5927 h8799 to my father * h1, and the lad * h5288 be not with me? lest peradventure I see * h7200 h8799 the evil * h7451 that shall come on * h4672 h8799 my father * h1. come...: Heb. find my father