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And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Genesis 44:12
Arcana Coelestia # 5784
5784. 'And how shall we be acquitted?' means that we are guilty. This is clear from the meaning of 'how shall we be acquitted?' (that is, they cannot be acquitted) as ones who are guilty; for he who cannot be acquitted is guilty. It is evident that they considered themselves guilty from the fact that they offered themselves to Joseph as slaves.
