44 15 Joseph accuseth his brother of theft. 33 Judah offereth himself to be servant for Benjamin.

Afterward he commanded his steward, 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 [a]put my cup, I mean, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the commandment that Joseph gave him.

And in the [b]morning the men were sent away, they, and their asses.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 44:2 We may not by this example use any unlawful practices, seeing God hath commanded us to walk in simplicity.
  2. Genesis 44:3 Hebrew, the morning shone.

A Silver Cup in a Sack

44 Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house:(A) “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.(B) Then put my cup,(C) the silver one,(D) in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said.

As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.(E)

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