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And he commanded him that was over his house, saying, Fill the men’s◦ bags with food, as◦ much they can bear, and put a man’s◦ silver in his bag’s mouth.
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And set my goblet, the silver goblet, in the bag’s mouth of the youngest◦, and the silver of his rations. And he did according··to the word of Joseph that he had spoken.
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The morning gave··light, and the men◦ were sent··away, they◦ and their donkeys.
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They◦ were gone··out of the city, not yet far··away, and Joseph said to him who was over his house, Arise, pursue after the men◦; and when thou dost overtake them, say to▵ them, Why do you repay evil in··return··for good?
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Is not this it in which my lord drinks, and in which foretelling he◦ foretells? You have done··evil in what you have done.
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And he overtook them, and he spoke to▵ them these words.
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And they said to▵ him, Why does my lord speak according··to these words? Far··be··it from thy servants to do according··to this word.
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Behold, the silver which we found in our bag’s mouth we returned to▵ thee out ·of the land of Canaan; and how◦ should we steal out ·of thy lord’s house silver or gold?
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And with◦ whomever▵ of thy servants it be··found, let him die, and we◦ also will be to my lord for servants.
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And he said, Even now according··to your words so shall it◦ be; he with◦ whom it is found shall be to me a servant, and you◦ shall be innocent.
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And they hastened, and they made each··man◦ his bag come··down to the earth, and opened each··man◦ his bag.
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And he searched; he began at the eldest◦, and completed at the youngest◦; and the goblet was found in the bag of Benjamin.
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And they rent their raiment, and loaded up each man◦ his donkey, and they returned to▫ the city.
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And Judah and his brothers came··into Joseph’s house, and he◦ was yet there; and they fell before him to▫ the earth.
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And Joseph said to them, What is this deed that you have done? Knew you not that a man◦ who is such··as I, foretelling foretells?
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And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? And how shall we be justified? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are servants to my lord, both◦ we◦, and◦ he in whose hand the goblet was found.
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And he said, Far··be··it from me to do this; the man◦ in whose hand the goblet was found, he◦ shall be a servant to me; and you◦, go· ye ·up in peace to▵ your father.
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And Judah approached him, and said, By··me*, my lord, I pray◦, let thy servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger be··fierce against◦ thy servant; for as Pharaoh, so▫ art thou.
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My lord asked his servants, saying, Have◦ you◦ a father, or a brother?
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And we said to▵ my lord, We have◦ a father, an old man, and a child of his old··age, the youngest◦; and his brother is dead, and he◦ alone remains of◦ his mother, and his father loves him.
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And thou saidst to▵ thy servants, Make him come··down to▵ me, and I will set my eye upon him.
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And we said to▵ my lord, The lad is· not ·able to leave◦ his father; and should he leave◦ his father, then he will die.
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And thou saidst to▵ thy servants, If your youngest◦ brother come· not ·down with you, you shall not add to see my faces.
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And it was, when◦ we came··up to▵ thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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And our father said, Return ye, purchase a··little food for us.
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And we said, We are· not ·able to go··down; if our youngest◦ brother is··there with◦ us, then will we go··down; for we◦ are· not ·able to see the face of the man◦, and our youngest◦ brother be not◦ with◦ us.
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And thy servant my father said to▵ us, You◦ know that my wife gave··birth··to two sons for me.
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And the one went··out from◦ me, and I said, Surely, being··torn he is··torn apart; and I have not seen him until now◦.
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And you will take this also from▵ my faces, and harm may befall him, and you will make my gray··hairs go··down in evil to▫ the underworld.
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And now, as I come to▵ thy servant my father, and the lad be not◦ with◦ us, and his soul is tied into his soul,
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and it shall be when◦ he sees that the lad is not◦, that he will··die; and thy servants will cause the gray··hairs of thy servant our father go··down in sorrow to the underworld.
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For thy servant was··surety for the lad from being with my father, saying, If I bring him not back to▵ thee I shall sin to my father all the days.
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And now, I pray◦, let thy servant abide▫ instead of the lad a servant to my lord, and let the lad go··up with his brothers.
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For how◦ shall I go··up to▵ my father and the lad be not◦ with◦ me? Perhaps◦ I shall see the evil that shall be found upon my father.
