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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.

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Joseph ordered his house steward: "Fill the men's bags with food--all they can carry--and replace each one's money at the top of the bag.

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And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.

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When his brothers were ready to leave, Joseph gave these instructions to the man in charge of his household: "Fill each of their sacks with as much grain as they can carry, and put each man's money back into his sack.

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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.

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Then put my chalice, my silver chalice, in the top of the bag of the youngest, along with the money for his food." He did as Joseph ordered.

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Also put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain money." So he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

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Then put my personal silver cup at the top of the youngest brother's sack, along with his grain money." So the household manager did as he was told.

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

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At break of day the men were sent off with their donkeys.

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As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

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The brothers were up at dawn and set out on their journey with their loaded donkeys.

Gen.44.4 blas

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?

Gen.44.4 blas

They were barely out of the city when Joseph said to his house steward, "Run after them. When you catch up with them, say, "Why did you pay me back evil for good?

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When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, "Why have you repaid evil for good?

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But when they were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his household manager, "Chase after them and stop them. Ask them, `Why have you repaid an act of kindness with such evil?

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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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This is the chalice my master drinks from; he also uses it for divination. This is outrageous!'"

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Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing."'

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What do you mean by stealing my master's personal silver drinking cup, which he uses to predict the future? What a wicked thing you have done!'"

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

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He caught up with them and repeated all this word for word.

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So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.

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So the man caught up with them and spoke to them in the way he had been instructed.

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

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They said, "What is my master talking about? We would never do anything like that!

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And they said to him, "Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing.

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"What are you talking about?" the brothers responded. "What kind of people do you think we are, that you accuse us of such a terrible thing?

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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?

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Why, the money we found in our bags earlier, we brought back all the way from Canaan--do you think we'd turn right around and steal it back from your master?

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Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?

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Didn't we bring back the money we found in our sacks? Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

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

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If that chalice is found on any of us, he'll die; and the rest of us will be your master's slaves."

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With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves."

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If you find his cup with any one of us, let that one die. And all the rest of us will be your master's slaves forever."

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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.

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The steward said, "Very well then, but we won't go that far. Whoever is found with the chalice will be my slave; the rest of you can go free."

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And he said, "Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you shall be blameless."

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"Fair enough," the man replied, "except that only the one who stole it will be a slave. The rest of you may go free."

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

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They outdid each other in putting their bags on the ground and opening them up for inspection.

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Then each man speedily let down his sack to the ground, and each opened his sack.

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They quickly took their sacks from the backs of their donkeys and opened them.

Gen.44.12 blas

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

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The steward searched their bags, going from oldest to youngest. The chalice showed up in Benjamin's bag.

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So he searched. He began with the oldest and left off with the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

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Joseph's servant began searching the oldest brother's sack, going on down the line to the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!

Gen.44.13 blas

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

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They ripped their clothes in despair, loaded up their donkeys, and went back to the city.

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

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At this, they tore their clothing in despair, loaded the donkeys again, and returned to the city.

Gen.44.14 blas

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

Gen.44.14 blas

Joseph was still at home when Judah and his brothers got back. They threw themselves down on the ground in front of him.

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

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Joseph was still at home when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him.

Gen.44.15 blas

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?

Gen.44.15 blas

Joseph accused them: "How can you have done this? You have to know that a man in my position would have discovered this."

Gen.44.15 blas

And Joseph said to them, "What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?"

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"What were you trying to do?" Joseph demanded. "Didn't you know that a man such as I would know who stole it?"

Gen.44.16 blas

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.

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Judah as spokesman for the brothers said, "What can we say, master? What is there to say? How can we prove our innocence? God is behind this, exposing how bad we are. We stand guilty before you and ready to be your slaves--we're all in this together, the rest of us as guilty as the one with the chalice."

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Then Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; here we are, my lord's slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found."

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And Judah said, "Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we plead? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves--we and our brother who had your cup in his sack."

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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.

Gen.44.17 blas

"I'd never do that to you," said Joseph. "Only the one involved with the chalice will be my slave. The rest of you are free to go back to your father."

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But he said, "Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father."

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"No," Joseph said. "Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go home to your father."

Gen.44.18 blas

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.

Gen.44.18 blas

Judah came forward. He said, "Please, master; can I say just one thing to you? Don't get angry. Don't think I'm presumptuous--you're the same as Pharaoh as far as I'm concerned.

Gen.44.18 blas

Then Judah came near to him and said: "O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.

Gen.44.18 blas

Then Judah stepped forward and said, "My lord, let me say just this one word to you. Be patient with me for a moment, for I know you could have me killed in an instant, as though you were Pharaoh himself.

Gen.44.19 blas

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

Gen.44.19 blas

You, master, asked us, "Do you have a father and a brother?'

Gen.44.19 blas

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

Gen.44.19 blas

"You asked us, my lord, if we had a father or a brother.

Gen.44.20 blas

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.

Gen.44.20 blas

And we answered honestly, "We have a father who is old and a younger brother who was born to him in his old age. His brother is dead and he is the only son left from that mother. And his father loves him more than anything.'

Gen.44.20 blas

And we said to my lord, "We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him.'

Gen.44.20 blas

We said, `Yes, we have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, his youngest son. His brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him very much.'

Gen.44.21 blas

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

Gen.44.21 blas

"Then you told us, "Bring him down here so I can see him.'

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Then you said to your servants, "Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'

Gen.44.21 blas

And you said to us, `Bring him here so I can see him.'

Gen.44.22 blas

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

Gen.44.22 blas

We told you, master, that it was impossible: "The boy can't leave his father; if he leaves, his father will die.'

Gen.44.22 blas

And we said to my lord, "The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

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But we said to you, `My lord, the boy cannot leave his father, for his father would die.'

Gen.44.23 blas

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

Gen.44.23 blas

"And then you said, "If your youngest brother doesn't come with you, you won't be allowed to see me.'

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But you said to your servants, "Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.'

Gen.44.23 blas

But you told us, `You may not see me again unless your youngest brother is with you.'

Gen.44.24 blas

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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"When we returned to our father, we told him everything you said to us.

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"So it was, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord.

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So we returned to our father and told him what you had said.

Gen.44.25 blas

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

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So when our father said, "Go back and buy some more food,'

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And our father said, "Go back and buy us a little food.'

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And when he said, `Go back again and buy us a little food,'

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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.

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we told him flatly, "We can't. The only way we can go back is if our youngest brother is with us. We aren't allowed to even see the man if our youngest brother doesn't come with us.'

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

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we replied, `We can't unless you let our youngest brother go with us. We won't be allowed to see the man in charge of the grain unless our youngest brother is with us.'

Gen.44.27 blas

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

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"Your servant, my father, told us, "You know very well that my wife gave me two sons.

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Then your servant my father said to us, "You know that my wife bore me two sons;

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Then my father said to us, `You know that my wife had two sons,

Gen.44.28 blas

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

Gen.44.28 blas

One turned up missing. I concluded that he'd been ripped to pieces. I've never seen him since.

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and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn to pieces"; and I have not seen him since.

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and that one of them went away and never returned--doubtless torn to pieces by some wild animal. I have never seen him since.

Gen.44.29 blas

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

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If you now go and take this one and something bad happens to him, you'll put my old gray, grieving head in the grave for sure.'

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But if you take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.'

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If you take away his brother from me, too, and any harm comes to him, you would bring my gray head down to the grave in deep sorrow.'

Gen.44.30 blas

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;

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"And now, can't you see that if I show up before your servant, my father, without the boy, this son with whom his life is so bound up,

Gen.44.30 blas

"Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad's life,

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"And now, my lord, I cannot go back to my father without the boy. Our father's life is bound up in the boy's life.

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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.

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the moment he realizes the boy is gone, he'll die on the spot. He'll die of grief and we, your servants who are standing here before you, will have killed him.

Gen.44.31 blas

it will happen, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die. So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

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When he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We will be responsible for bringing his gray head down to the grave in sorrow.

Gen.44.32 blas

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.

Gen.44.32 blas

And that's not all. I got my father to release the boy to show him to you by promising, "If I don't bring him back, I'll stand condemned before you, Father, all my life.'

Gen.44.32 blas

For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, "If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.'

Gen.44.32 blas

My lord, I made a pledge to my father that I would take care of the boy. I told him, `If I don't bring him back to you, I will bear the blame forever.'

Gen.44.33 blas

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.

Gen.44.33 blas

"So let me stay here as your slave, not this boy. Let the boy go back with his brothers.

Gen.44.33 blas

Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers.

Gen.44.33 blas

Please, my lord, let me stay here as a slave instead of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.

Gen.44.34 blas

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.

Gen.44.34 blas

How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? Oh, don't make me go back and watch my father die in grief!"

Gen.44.34 blas

For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?"

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For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I cannot bear to see what this would do to him."