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.
fill
pouch
μαρσίππους
marsippous
pouch
μαρσίππου
marsippou
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.
goblet
κόνδυ
kondy
pouch
μάρσιππον
marsippon
say
As soon as the morning
was light,
the men
were sent away,
they and their asses.
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?
say
pursue after
ἐπιδίωξον
epidiōxon
Is not this it in which my lord
drinketh,
and whereby indeed
he divineth?
ye have done evil
in so doing.
goblet
κόνδυ
kondy
portent
οἰωνισμῷ
oiōnismō
take bird omens
οἰωνίζεται
oiōnizetai
And he overtook
them, and he spake
unto them these same
words.
And they said
unto him, Wherefore saith
my lord
these words?
God forbid
that thy servants
should do
according to this thing:
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?
pouch
μαρσίπποις
marsippois
With whomsoever of thy servants
it be found,
both let him die,
and we also will be my lord's
bondmen.
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.
Then they speedily
took down
every man
his sack
to the ground,
and opened
every man
his sack.
And he searched,
and began
at the eldest,
and left
at the youngest:
and the cup
was found
in Benjamin's
sack.
Then they rent
their clothes,
and laded
every man
his ass,
and returned
to the city.
And Judah
and his brethren
came
to Joseph's
house;
for he was yet there: and they fell
before him
on the ground.
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?
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.
say
goblet
κόνδυ
kondy
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.
say
goblet
κόνδυ
kondy
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.
say
My lord
asked
his servants,
saying,
Have
ye a father,
or a brother?
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.
say
And thou saidst
unto thy servants,
Bring him down
unto me, that I may set
mine eyes
upon him.
And we said
unto my lord,
The lad
cannot
leave
his father:
for if he should leave
his father,
his father would die.
And thou saidst
unto thy servants,
Except
your youngest
brother
come down
with you, ye shall see
my face
no more.
And it came to pass when we came up
unto thy servant
my father,
we told
him the words
of my lord.
And our father
said,
Go again,
and buy
us a little
food.
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.
say
And thy servant
my father
said
unto us, Ye know
that my wife
bare
me two
sons:
And the one
went out
from me, and I said,
Surely
he is torn in pieces;
and I saw him
not since:
And if ye take
this also from
me,
and mischief
befall him,
ye shall bring down
my gray hairs
with sorrow
to the grave.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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.
