ASV_Strong : Genesis 44
1. And he commanded[H6680] the steward of his house[H1004], saying[H559], Fill[H4390] the men[H582]'s sacks[H572] with food[H400], as much as[H834] they can[H3201] carry[H5375], and put[H7760] every man[H376]'s money[H3701] in his sack[H572]'s mouth[H6310].
2. And put[H7760] my cup[H1375], the silver[H3701] cup[H1375], in the sack[H572]'s mouth[H6310] of the youngest[H6996], and his grain[H7668] money[H3701]. And he did[H6213] according to the word[H1697] that Joseph[H3130] had spoken[H1696].
3. As soon as the morning[H1242] was light[H215], the men[H582] were sent away[H7971], they and their asses[H2543].
4. And when they were gone out[H3318] of the city[H5892], and were not yet far off[H7368], Joseph[H3130] said[H559] unto his steward[H1004], Up[H6965], follow[H7291] after[H310] the men[H582]; and when thou dost overtake[H5381] them[H559], say unto them[H7999], Wherefore have ye rewarded evil[H7451] for good[H2896]?
5. Is not this that in which my lord[H113] drinketh[H8354], and whereby he indeed[H5172] divineth[H5172]? ye have done evil[H7489] in so doing[H6213].
6. And he overtook[H5381] them[H1696], and he spake unto them these[H428] words[H1697].
7. And they said[H559] unto him[H1696], Wherefore speaketh my lord[H113] such words[H1697] as these[H2486]? Far be it from thy servants[H5650] that they should do[H6213] such a thing[H1697].
8. Behold[H3701], the money, which we found[H4672] in our sacks[H572]' mouths[H6310], we brought again[H7725] unto thee out of the land[H776] of Canaan[H3667]: how then should we steal[H1589] out of thy lord[H113]'s house[H1004] silver[H3701] or gold[H2091]?
9. With whomsoever of thy servants[H5650] it be found[H4672], let him die[H4191], and we also will be my lord[H113]'s bondmen[H5650].
10. And he said[H559], Now also let it be according unto your words[H3651]: he with whom it is found[H4672] shall be my bondman[H5650]; and ye shall be blameless[H5355].
11. Then they hasted[H4116], and took down[H3381] every man[H376] his sack[H572] to the ground[H776], and opened[H6605] every man[H376] his sack[H572].
12. And he searched[H2664], and began[H2490] at the eldest[H1419], and left[H3615] off at the youngest[H6996]: and the cup[H1375] was found[H4672] in Benjamin[H1144]'s sack[H572].
13. Then they rent[H7167] their clothes[H8071], and laded[H6006] every man[H376] his ass[H2543], and returned[H7725] to the city[H5892].
14. And Judah[H3063] and his brethren[H251] came[H935] to Joseph[H3130]'s house[H1004]; and he was yet there[H5307]: and they fell before him[H6440] on the ground[H776].
15. And Joseph[H3130] said[H559] unto them[H4639], What deed is this that ye have done[H6213]? know ye[H3045] not that such a man[H376] as I can indeed[H5172] divine[H5172]?
16. And Judah[H3063] said[H559], What shall we say[H559] unto my lord[H113]? what shall we speak[H1696]? or how shall we clear ourselves[H6663]? God[H430] hath found out[H4672] the iniquity[H5771] of thy servants[H5650]: behold[H113], we are my lord's bondmen[H5650], both we[H1571], and he also in whose[H834] hand the cup[H1375] is found[H4672].
17. And he said[H559], Far be it[H2486] from me that I should do[H6213] so[H2063]: the man[H376] in whose hand[H3027] the cup[H1375] is found[H4672], he shall be my bondman[H5650]; but as for you[H5927], get you up in peace[H7965] unto your father[H1].
18. Then Judah[H3063] came near[H5066] unto him[H559], and said, Oh[H994], my lord[H113], let thy servant[H5650], I pray thee[H1696], speak a word[H1697] in my lord[H113]'s ears[H241], and let not thine anger[H639] burn[H2734] against thy servant[H5650]; for thou art even as Pharaoh[H6547].
19. My lord[H113] asked[H7592] his servants[H5650], saying[H559], Have[H3426] ye a father[H1], or a brother[H251]?
20. And we said[H559] unto my lord[H113], We have[H3426] a father[H1], an old man[H2205], and a child[H3206] of his old age[H2208], a little one[H6996]; and his brother[H251] is dead[H4191], and he alone is left[H3498] of his mother[H517]; and his father[H1] loveth him[H157].
21. And thou saidst[H559] unto thy servants[H5650], Bring him down[H3381] unto me[H7760], that I may set mine eyes upon him[H5869].
22. And we said[H559] unto my lord[H113], The lad[H5288] cannot[H3201] leave[H5800] his father[H1]: for if he should leave[H5800] his father[H1], his father would die[H4191].
23. And thou saidst[H559] unto thy servants[H5650], Except[H3808] your youngest[H6996] brother[H251] come down[H3381] with you[H3254], ye shall see my face[H6440] no more[H7200].
24. And it came to pass when we came up[H5927] unto thy servant[H5650] my father[H1], we told[H5046] him the words[H1697] of my lord[H113].
25. And our father[H1] said[H559], Go again[H7725], buy[H7666] us a little[H4592] food[H400].
26. And we said[H559], We cannot[H3201] go down[H3381]: if our youngest[H6996] brother[H251] be[H3426] with us[H3381], then will we go down; for we may[H3201] not see[H7200] the man[H376]'s face[H6440], except[H369] our youngest[H6996] brother be with us[H251].
27. And thy servant[H5650] my father[H1] said[H559] unto us[H3045], Ye know that my wife[H802] bare[H3205] me two sons[H8147]:
28. and the one[H259] went out[H3318] from me[H559], and I said, Surely[H2963] he is torn in pieces[H2963]; and I have not seen him[H7200] since[H2008]:
29. and if ye take[H3947] this one also from[H5973] me[H6440], and harm[H611] befall him[H7136], ye will bring down[H3381] my gray hairs[H7872] with sorrow[H7451] to Sheol[H7585].
30. Now therefore when I come[H935] to thy servant[H5650] my father[H1], and the lad[H5288] is not with us[H5315]; seeing that his life is bound up[H7194] in the lad[H5315]'s life;
31. it will come to pass[H7200], when he seeth that the lad[H5288] is not with us[H4191], that he will die: and thy servants[H5650] will bring down[H3381] the gray hairs[H7872] of thy servant[H5650] our father[H1] with sorrow[H3015] to Sheol[H7585].
32. For thy servant[H5650] became surety[H6148] for the lad[H5288] unto[H5973] my father[H1], saying[H559], If I bring[H935] him not unto thee[H2398], then shall I bear the blame to my father[H1] for ever[H3117].
33. Now therefore[H5650], let thy servant, I pray thee[H3427], abide instead of the lad[H5288] a bondman[H5650] to my lord[H113]; and let the lad[H5288] go up[H5927] with his brethren[H251].
34. For how[H349] shall I go up[H5927] to my father[H1], if the lad[H5288] be not with me[H7200]? lest I see the evil[H7451] that shall come on[H4672] my father[H1].
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