44G Genesis 44 |
Key: (H)ub (G)ateway (S)trong's New Defender's Other |
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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. | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
3 | As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. | H · G · S |
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? | H · G · S |
5 |
Is not this it in
which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil
in so doing.
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H · G · S he divineth |
6 | And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. | H · G · S |
7 | And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: | H · G · S |
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? | H · G · S |
9 | With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
11 | Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. | H · G · S |
12 | And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. | H · G · S |
13 |
Then
they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the
city.
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H · G · S |
14 | And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. | H · G · S |
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? | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
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.
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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. | H · G · S |
19 | My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
21 | And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. | H · G · S |
22 | And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. | H · G · S |
23 | And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. | H · G · S |
24 | And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. | H · G · S |
25 | And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
27 | And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: | H · G · S |
28 | And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
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; | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
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. | H · G · S |
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.
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H · G · S |
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