Genesis 44:1-8
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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 money in his sack’s mouth.
2
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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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Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
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And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words.
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And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
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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?
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain