The Latter Days - Genesis Chapter 44

Gen 44:1 And he commanded [06680] (8762) the steward of his house [01004], saying [0559] (8800), Fill [04390] (8761) the men's [0582] sacks [0572] [with] food [0400], as much as [0834] they can [03201] (8799) carry [05375] (8800), and put [07760] (8798) every man's [0376] money [03701] in his sack's [0572] mouth [06310].
Gen 44:2 And put [07760] (8799) my cup [01375], the silver [03701] cup [01375], in the sack's [0572] mouth [06310] of the youngest [06996], and his corn [07668] money [03701]. And he did [06213] (8799) according to the word [01697] that Joseph [03130] had spoken [01696] (8765).
Gen 44:3 As soon as the morning [01242] was light [0215] (8804), the men [0582] were sent away [07971] (8795), they and their asses [02543].
Gen 44:4 and when they were gone out [03318] (8804) of the city [05892], and not [yet] far off [07368] (8689), Joseph [03130] said [0559] (8804) unto his steward [01004], Up [06965] (8798), follow [07291] (8798) after [0310] the men [0582]; and when thou dost overtake [05381] (8689) them, say [0559] (8804) unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded [07999] (8765) evil [07451] for good [02896]?
Gen 44:5 is not this [it] in which my lord [0113] drinketh [08354] (8799), and whereby indeed [05172] (8763) he divineth [05172] (8762)? ye have done evil [07489] (8689) in so doing [06213] (8804).
Gen 44:6 And he overtook [05381] (8686) them, and he spake [01696] (8762) unto them these same [0428] words [01697].
Gen 44:7 And they said [0559] (8799) unto him, Wherefore saith [01696] (8762) my lord [0113] these words [01697]? God forbid [02486] that thy servants [05650] should do [06213] (8800) according to this thing [01697]:
Gen 44:8 Behold, the money [03701], which we found [04672] (8804) in our sacks [0572]' mouths [06310], we brought again [07725] (8689) unto thee out of the land [0776] of Canaan [03667]: how then should we steal [01589] (8799) out of thy lord's [0113] house [01004] silver [03701] or gold [02091]?
Gen 44:9 With whomsoever of thy servants [05650] it be found [04672] (8735), both let him die [04191] (8804), and we also will be my lord's [0113] bondmen [05650].
Gen 44:10 And he said [0559] (8799), Now also [let] it [be] according unto your words [01697]: [03651] he with whom it is found [04672] (8735) shall be my servant [05650]; and ye shall be blameless [05355].
Gen 44:11 Then they speedily [04116] (8762) took down [03381] (8686) every man [0376] his sack [0572] to the ground [0776], and opened [06605] (8799) every man [0376] his sack [0572].
Gen 44:12 And he searched [02664] (8762), and began [02490] (8689) at the eldest [01419], and left [03615] (8765) at the youngest [06996]: and the cup [01375] was found [04672] (8735) in Benjamin's [01144] sack [0572].
Gen 44:13 Then they rent [07167] (8799) their clothes [08071], and laded [06006] (8799) every man [0376] his ass [02543], and returned [07725] (8799) to the city [05892].
Gen 44:14 And Judah [03063] and his brethren [0251] came [0935] (8799) to Joseph's [03130] house [01004]; for he was yet there: and they fell [05307] (8799) before him [06440] on the ground [0776].
Gen 44:15 And Joseph [03130] said [0559] (8799) unto them, What deed [04639] is this that ye have done [06213] (8804)? wot ye [03045] (8804) not that such a man [0376] as I can certainly [05172] (8763) divine [05172] (8762)?
Gen 44:16 And Judah [03063] said [0559] (8799), What shall we say [0559] (8799) unto my lord [0113]? what shall we speak [01696] (8762)? or how shall we clear ourselves [06663] (8691)? God [0430] hath found out [04672] (8804) the iniquity [05771] of thy servants [05650]: behold, we are my lord's [0113] servants [05650], both we, and [he] also [01571] with whom [0834] [03027] the cup [01375] is found [04672] (8738).
Gen 44:17 And he said [0559] (8799), God forbid [02486] that I should do [06213] (8800) so [02063]: [but] the man [0376] in whose hand [03027] the cup [01375] is found [04672] (8738), he shall be my servant [05650]; and as for you, get you up [05927] (8798) in peace [07965] unto your father [01].
Gen 44:18 Then Judah [03063] came near [05066] (8799) unto him, and said [0559] (8799), Oh [0994] my lord [0113], let thy servant [05650], I pray thee, speak [01696] (8762) a word [01697] in my lord's [0113] ears [0241], and let not thine anger [0639] burn [02734] (8799) against thy servant [05650]: for thou art even as Pharaoh [06547].
Gen 44:19 My lord [0113] asked [07592] (8804) his servants [05650], saying [0559] (8800), Have [03426] ye a father [01], or a brother [0251]?
Gen 44:20 And we said [0559] (8799) unto my lord [0113], We have [03426] a father [01], an old man [02205], and a child [03206] of his old age [02208], a little one [06996]; and his brother [0251] is dead [04191] (8804), and he alone is left [03498] (8735) of his mother [0517], and his father [01] loveth [0157] (8804) him.
Gen 44:21 And thou saidst [0559] (8799) unto thy servants [05650], Bring him down [03381] (8685) unto me, that I may set [07760] (8799) mine eyes [05869] upon him.
Gen 44:22 And we said [0559] (8799) unto my lord [0113], The lad [05288] cannot [03201] (8799) leave [05800] (8800) his father [01]: for [if] he should leave [05800] (8804) his father [01], [his father] would die [04191] (8804).
Gen 44:23 And thou saidst [0559] (8799) unto thy servants [05650], Except [03808] your youngest [06996] brother [0251] come down [03381] (8799) with you, ye shall see [07200] [00] [03254] [00] my face [06440] no more [07200] (8800) [03254] (8686).
Gen 44:24 And it came to pass when we came up [05927] (8804) unto thy servant [05650] my father [01], we told [05046] (8686) him the words [01697] of my lord [0113].
Gen 44:25 And our father [01] said [0559] (8799), Go again [07725] (8798), and buy [07666] (8798) us a little [04592] food [0400].
Gen 44:26 And we said [0559] (8799), We cannot [03201] (8799) go down [03381] (8800): if our youngest [06996] brother [0251] be [03426] with us, then will we go down [03381] (8804): for we may [03201] (8799) not see [07200] (8800) the man's [0376] face [06440], except [0369] our youngest [06996] brother [0251] [be] with us.
Gen 44:27 And thy servant [05650] my father [01] said [0559] (8799) unto us, Ye know [03045] (8804) that my wife [0802] bare [03205] (8804) me two [08147] [sons]:
Gen 44:28 And the one [0259] went out [03318] (8799) from me, and I said [0559] (8799), Surely [02963] (8800) he is torn in pieces [02963] (8776); and I saw him [07200] (8804) not since [02008]:
Gen 44:29 And if ye take [03947] (8804) this also from [05973] me [06440], and mischief [0611] befall him [07136] (8804), ye shall bring down [03381] (8689) my gray hairs [07872] with sorrow [07451] to the grave [07585].
Gen 44:30 Now therefore when I come [0935] (8800) to thy servant [05650] my father [01], and the lad [05288] [be] not with us; seeing that his life [05315] is bound up [07194] (8803) in the lad's life [05315];
Gen 44:31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth [07200] (8800) that the lad [05288] is not [with us], that he will die [04191] (8804): and thy servants [05650] shall bring down [03381] (8689) the gray hairs [07872] of thy servant [05650] our father [01] with sorrow [03015] to the grave [07585].
Gen 44:32 For thy servant [05650] became surety [06148] (8804) for the lad [05288] unto [05973] my father [01], saying [0559] (8800), If I bring [0935] (8686) him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame [02398] (8804) to my father [01] for ever [03117].
Gen 44:33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant [05650] abide [03427] (8799) instead of the lad [05288] a bondman [05650] to my lord [0113]; and let the lad [05288] go up [05927] (8799) with his brethren [0251].
Gen 44:34 For how [0349] shall I go up [05927] (8799) to my father [01], and the lad [05288] [be] not with me? lest peradventure I see [07200] (8799) the evil [07451] that shall come on [04672] (8799) my father [01].

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