Verse
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King James Version
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World English Bible
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.
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.
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.
Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with
his grain
money. "
He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses
.
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys
.
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?
When they had
gone out of the city, and were
not yet far off, Joseph said to
his steward, "
Up, follow after the men .
When you
overtake them, ask
them, 'Why
have you
rewarded evil for good?
Is
not
this it
in
which my lord drinketh
, and whereby
indeed
he divineth
? ye
have done evil in so doing.
Isn't
this that
from
which my lord drinks
, and by
which
he indeed
divines
? You
have done evil in so doing. '"
And
he overtook them, and he spake
unto
them these same
words.
He overtook them, and he spoke
to
them these words.
And
they said unto
him, Wherefore
saith
my lord these
words? God
forbid
that
thy
servants should do according
to
this
thing :
They said to
him, "Why
does
my lord speak
such
words as
these
? Far
be
it
from
your
servants that
they
should do such
a
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
?
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again to
you
out of the land of Canaan .
How then should we steal silver
or
gold
out of your
lord's house?
With whomsoever
of thy
servants it be found, both
let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen
.
With whoever
of your
servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants
. "
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.
He said, "
Now also let it be according to
your words: he with whom it is found will
be my bondservant
; and you
will
be blameless. "
Then they speedily
took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
Then they hurried,
and
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.
He searched, beginning
with
the eldest, and ending
at the youngest .
The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Then they rent
their clothes, and laded
every man his ass
, and returned to the city.
Then they tore
their clothes, and loaded
every man his donkey
, 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.
Judah and his brothers
came to Joseph's house ,
and
he was still
there .
They fell on the ground before
him
.
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?
Joseph said to
them, "
What deed is this that you
have done? Don't
you
know
that such a man as I can indeed
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.
Judah said, "
What will
we tell
my lord? What will
we speak? Or how will
we clear ourselves? God has
found out the iniquity of your
servants .
Behold, we are my lord's bondservants
, both we, and he also in
whose
hand
the cup is found. "
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.
He said, "Far
be
it
from
me
that I should do so .
The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will
be my bondservant
; but
as for you, go
up in peace to
your father. "
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.
Then Judah came near to
him, and said, "
Oh ,
my lord, please
let your
servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and don't
let your
anger burn against your
servant ;
for you
are
even as Pharaoh.
My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye
a father, or a brother?
My lord asked his servants, saying, '
Have you
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.
We said to
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 loves
him. '
And
thou
saidst
unto
thy
servants, Bring him down unto
me, that I may set mine
eyes upon
him.
You
said
to
your
servants, '
Bring him down to
me, that I may set my
eyes on
him. '
And
we said unto
my lord, The lad
cannot
leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
We said to
my lord, '
The boy
can't
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.
You
said
to
your
servants, 'Unless
your youngest brother comes
down with you, you
will
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.
It happened
when we came up to
your
servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
And
our father said, Go again, and
buy us a little food.
Our father said, '
Go again, 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.
We said, '
We can't
go down .
If our youngest brother is
with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, unless
our youngest brother is
with us. '
And
thy
servant my father said unto
us, Ye
know that my wife bare
me two sons:
Your
servant ,
my father ,
said to
us, 'You
know that my wife bore
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 the one went out from me, and I said, "
Surely he is torn in pieces; "
and I haven't
seen
him 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
.
If you
take this one
also from me, and harm
happens
to
him, you
will
bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol
. '
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;
Now therefore when I come to your
servant my father, and the boy
is
not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the boy'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
.
it will
happen
, when he sees
that the boy
is no
more
, that he will die .
Your
servants will
bring down the gray hairs of your
servant ,
our father ,
with sorrow to Sheol
.
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
.
For your
servant became collateral
for the boy
to
my father, saying, '
If I don't
bring him to
you
, then I will
bear the blame to my father forever
. '
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
.
Now therefore, please
let your
servant stay
instead of the boy,
a bondservant
to my lord; and let the boy
go up with his brothers
.
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.
For how will
I go up to my father, if
the boy
isn't
with me? Lest I see the evil that will
come on my father. "
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