And he commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ the steward of his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Fill⁴³⁹⁰ the men's⁵⁸² sacks⁵⁷² with food,⁴⁰⁰ as much as⁸³⁴ they can³²⁰¹ carry,⁵³⁷⁵ and put⁷⁷⁶⁰ every man's³⁷⁶ money³⁷⁰¹ in his sack's⁵⁷² mouth.⁶³¹⁰

And put⁷⁷⁶⁰ my cup,¹³⁷⁵ the silver³⁷⁰¹ cup,¹³⁷⁵ in the sack's⁵⁷² mouth⁶³¹⁰ of the youngest,⁶⁹⁹⁶ and his corn⁷⁶⁶⁸ money.³⁷⁰¹ And he did⁶²¹³ according to the word¹⁶⁹⁷ that Joseph³¹³⁰ had spoken.¹⁶⁹⁶

As soon as the morning¹²⁴² was light,²¹⁵ the men⁵⁸² were sent away,⁷⁹⁷¹ they and their donkeys.²⁵⁴³

And when they were gone out³³¹⁸ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and not yet far off,⁷³⁶⁸ Joseph³¹³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto his steward,¹⁰⁰⁴ Up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ follow⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ the men;⁵⁸² and when thou dost overtake⁵³⁸¹ them, say⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded⁷⁹⁹⁹ evil⁷⁴⁵¹ for good?²⁸⁹⁶

Is not this it in which my sovereign¹¹³ drinketh,⁸³⁵⁴ and whereby indeed⁵¹⁷² he divineth?⁵¹⁷² ye have done evil⁷⁴⁸⁹ in so doing.⁶²¹³

And he overtook⁵³⁸¹ them, and he spake¹⁶⁹⁶ unto them these same⁴²⁸ words.¹⁶⁹⁷

And they said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Wherefore saith¹⁶⁹⁶ my sovereign¹¹³ these words?¹⁶⁹⁷ Far be it²⁴⁸⁶ that thy servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ should do⁶²¹³ according to this thing:¹⁶⁹⁷

Behold, the money,³⁷⁰¹ which we found⁴⁶⁷² in our sacks'⁵⁷² mouths,⁶³¹⁰ we brought again⁷⁷²⁵ unto thee out of the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan:³⁶⁶⁷ how then should we steal¹⁵⁸⁹ out of thy sovereign's¹¹³ house¹⁰⁰⁴ silver³⁷⁰¹ or gold?²⁰⁹¹

With whomsoever of thy servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ it be found,⁴⁶⁷² both let him die,⁴¹⁹¹ and we also will be my sovereign's¹¹³ bondmen.⁵⁶⁵⁰

And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Now also let it be according unto your words:¹⁶⁹⁷ he with whom it is found⁴⁶⁷² shall be my servant;⁵⁶⁵⁰ and ye shall be blameless.⁵³⁵⁵

Then they speedily⁴¹¹⁶ took down³³⁸¹ every man³⁷⁶ his sack⁵⁷² to the ground,⁷⁷⁶ and opened⁶⁶⁰⁵ every man³⁷⁶ his sack.⁵⁷²

And he searched,²⁶⁶⁴ and began²⁴⁹⁰ at the eldest,¹⁴¹⁹ and left³⁶¹⁵ at the youngest:⁶⁹⁹⁶ and the cup¹³⁷⁵ was found⁴⁶⁷² in Benjamin's¹¹⁴⁴ sack.⁵⁷²

Then they rent⁷¹⁶⁷ their clothes,⁸⁰⁷¹ and laded⁶⁰⁰⁶ every man³⁷⁶ his donkey,²⁵⁴³ and returned⁷⁷²⁵ to the city.⁵⁸⁹²

And Judah³⁰⁶³ and his brethren²⁵¹ came⁹³⁵ to Joseph's³¹³⁰ house;¹⁰⁰⁴ for he was yet there: and they fell⁵³⁰⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ him on the ground.⁷⁷⁶

And Joseph³¹³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, What deed⁴⁶³⁹ is this that ye have done?⁶²¹³ wot ye³⁰⁴⁵ not that such a man³⁷⁶ as I can certainly⁵¹⁷² divine?⁵¹⁷²

And Judah³⁰⁶³ said,⁵⁵⁹ What shall we say⁵⁵⁹ unto my sovereign?¹¹³ what shall we speak?¹⁶⁹⁶ or how shall we clear⁶⁶⁶³ ourselves? Elohim⁴³⁰ hath found out⁴⁶⁷² the iniquity⁵⁷⁷¹ of thy servants:⁵⁶⁵⁰ behold, we are my sovereign's¹¹³ servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ both¹⁵⁷¹ we, and he also¹⁵⁷¹ with whom⁸³⁴ the cup¹³⁷⁵ is found.⁴⁶⁷²

And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Far be it²⁴⁸⁶ that I should do⁶²¹³ so:²⁰⁶³ but the man³⁷⁶ in whose hand³⁰²⁷ the cup¹³⁷⁵ is found,⁴⁶⁷² he shall be my servant;⁵⁶⁵⁰ and as for you, get you up⁵⁹²⁷ in peace⁷⁹⁶⁵ unto your father.¹

Then Judah³⁰⁶³ came near⁵⁰⁶⁶ unto him, and said,⁵⁵⁹ Oh⁹⁹⁴ my sovereign,¹¹³ let thy servant,⁵⁶⁵⁰ I pray thee, speak¹⁶⁹⁶ a word¹⁶⁹⁷ in my sovereign's¹¹³ ears,²⁴¹ and let not thine anger⁶³⁹ burn²⁷³⁴ against thy servant:⁵⁶⁵⁰ for thou art even as Pharaoh.⁶⁵⁴⁷

My sovereign¹¹³ asked⁷⁵⁹² his servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Have³⁴²⁶ ye a father,¹ or a brother?²⁵¹

And we said⁵⁵⁹ unto my sovereign,¹¹³ We have³⁴²⁶ a father,¹ an old man,²²⁰⁵ and a child³²⁰⁶ of his old age,²²⁰⁸ a little one;⁶⁹⁹⁶ and his brother²⁵¹ is dead,⁴¹⁹¹ and he alone is left³⁴⁹⁸ of his mother,⁵¹⁷ and his father¹ loveth¹⁵⁷ him.

And thou saidst⁵⁵⁹ unto thy servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ Bring him down³³⁸¹ unto me, that I may set⁷⁷⁶⁰ mine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ upon him.

And we said⁵⁵⁹ unto my sovereign,¹¹³ The lad⁵²⁸⁸ cannot³⁸⁰⁸ leave⁵⁸⁰⁰ his father:¹ for if he should leave⁵⁸⁰⁰ his father,¹ his father would die.⁴¹⁹¹

And thou saidst⁵⁵⁹ unto thy servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ Except³⁸⁰⁸ your youngest⁶⁹⁹⁶ brother²⁵¹ come down³³⁸¹ with you, ye shall see⁷²⁰⁰ my face⁶⁴⁴⁰ no more.³²⁵⁴

And it came to pass when we came up⁵⁹²⁷ unto thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ my father,¹ we told⁵⁰⁴⁶ him the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of my sovereign.¹¹³

And our father¹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Go again,⁷⁷²⁵ and buy⁷⁶⁶⁶ us a little⁴⁵⁹² food.⁴⁰⁰

And we said,⁵⁵⁹ We cannot³⁸⁰⁸ go down:³³⁸¹ if our youngest⁶⁹⁹⁶ brother²⁵¹ be³⁴²⁶ with us, then will we go down:³³⁸¹ for we may³²⁰¹ not see⁷²⁰⁰ the man's³⁷⁶ face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ except³⁶⁹ our youngest⁶⁹⁹⁶ brother²⁵¹ be with us.

And thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ my father¹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto us, Ye know³⁰⁴⁵ that my wife⁸⁰² bare³²⁰⁵ me two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons:

And the one²⁵⁹ went out³³¹⁸ from me, and I said,⁵⁵⁹ Surely²⁹⁶³ he is torn in pieces;²⁹⁶³ and I saw⁷²⁰⁰ him not since:²⁰⁰⁸

And if ye take³⁹⁴⁷ this also from⁵⁹⁷³ me,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and mischief⁶¹¹ befall⁷¹³⁶ him, ye shall bring down³³⁸¹ my gray hairs⁷⁸⁷² with sorrow⁷⁴⁵¹ to the grave.⁷⁵⁸⁵

Now therefore when I come⁹³⁵ to thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ my father,¹ and the lad⁵²⁸⁸ be not with us; seeing that his life⁵³¹⁵ is bound up⁷¹⁹⁴ in the lad's life;⁵³¹⁵

It shall come to pass, when he seeth⁷²⁰⁰ that the lad⁵²⁸⁸ is not with us, that he will die:⁴¹⁹¹ and thy servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ shall bring down³³⁸¹ the gray hairs⁷⁸⁷² of thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ our father¹ with sorrow³⁰¹⁵ to the grave.⁷⁵⁸⁵

For thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ became surety⁶¹⁴⁸ for the lad⁵²⁸⁸ unto⁵⁹⁷³ my father,¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ If I bring⁹³⁵ him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame²³⁹⁸ to my father¹ for ever.³¹¹⁷

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ abide³⁴²⁷ instead of the lad⁵²⁸⁸ a bondman⁵⁶⁵⁰ to my sovereign;¹¹³ and let the lad⁵²⁸⁸ go up⁵⁹²⁷ with his brethren.²⁵¹

For how³⁴⁹ shall I go up⁵⁹²⁷ to my father,¹ and the lad⁵²⁸⁸ be not with me? lest peradventure I see⁷²⁰⁰ the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ that shall come on⁴⁶⁷² my father.¹