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GEN 44:1
Genesis 44:1
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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
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GEN 44:2
Genesis 44:2
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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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GEN 44:3
Genesis 44:3
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As soon as the morning was light, the men were
sent away, they and their asses. |
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GEN 44:4
Genesis 44:4
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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? |
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GEN 44:5
Genesis 44:5
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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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GEN 44:6
Genesis 44:6
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And he overtook them, and he spake unto them
these same words. |
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GEN 44:7
Genesis 44:7
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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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GEN 44:8
Genesis 44:8
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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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GEN 44:9
Genesis 44:9
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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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GEN 44:10
Genesis 44:10
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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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GEN 44:11
Genesis 44:11
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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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GEN 44:12
Genesis 44:12
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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. |
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GEN 44:13
Genesis 44:13
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Then they rent their clothes, and laded every
man his ass, and returned to the city. |
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GEN 44:14
Genesis 44:14
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And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's
house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. |
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GEN 44:15
Genesis 44:15
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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? |
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GEN 44:16
Genesis 44:16
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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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GEN 44:17
Genesis 44:17
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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. |
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GEN 44:18
Genesis 44:18
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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. |
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GEN 44:19
Genesis 44:19
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My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye
a father, or a brother? |
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GEN 44:20
Genesis 44:20
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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. |
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GEN 44:21
Genesis 44:21
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And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him
down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. |
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GEN 44:22
Genesis 44:22
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And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave
his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. |
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GEN 44:23
Genesis 44:23
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And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your
youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. |
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GEN 44:24
Genesis 44:24
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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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GEN 44:25
Genesis 44:25
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And our father said, Go again, and buy us a
little food. |
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GEN 44:26
Genesis 44:26
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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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GEN 44:27
Genesis 44:27
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And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know
that my wife bare me two sons: |
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GEN 44:28
Genesis 44:28
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And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely
he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: |
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GEN 44:29
Genesis 44:29
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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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GEN 44:30
Genesis 44:30
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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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GEN 44:31
Genesis 44:31
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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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GEN 44:32
Genesis 44:32
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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. |
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GEN 44:33
Genesis 44:33
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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. |
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GEN 44:34
Genesis 44:34
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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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