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Put the youngest brother’s money in his sack too. But also put my special silver cup in his sack.” So the servant obeyed Joseph.

Early the next morning the brothers and their donkeys were sent back to their country. After they had left the city, Joseph said to his servant, “Go and follow the men. Stop them and say to them, ‘We were good to you! So why have you been bad to us? Why did you steal my master’s silver cup?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 44:4 Why did … silver cup This is from the ancient Greek version.

Then put my cup,(A) the silver one,(B) 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.(C) They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward,(D) “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?(E)

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