Dual Panel1He instructed <06680> the servant who <0834> was over <05921> his household <01004>, “Fill <04390> the sacks <0572> of the men <0376> with as much food <0400> as <0834> they can <03201> carry <05375> and put <07760> each man’s <0376> money <03701> in the mouth <06310> of his sack <0572>.
2Then put <07760> my cup <01375>– the silver <03701> cup <01375>– in the mouth <06310> of the youngest <06996> one’s sack <0572>, along with the money <03701> for his grain <07668>.” He did <06213> as Joseph <03130> instructed <01696> <0834> <01697>.
3When morning <01242> came <0216>, the men <0582> and their <01992> donkeys <02543> were sent off <07971>.
4They <01992> had not <03808> gone <03318> very far <07368> from the city <05892> when Joseph <03130> said <0559> to the servant who <0834> was over <05921> his household <01004>, “Pursue <07291> the men <0376> at once <0310> <06965>! When you overtake <05381> them, say <0559> to <0413> them, ‘Why <04100> have you repaid <07999> good <02896> with evil <07451>?
5Doesn’t <03808> my master <0113> drink <08354> from this <02088> cup and use <05172> <05172> it <01931> for divination <05172> <05172>? You have done <06213> wrong <07489>!’”
6When the man overtook <05381> them, he spoke <01696> these <0428> words <01697> to <0413> them.
7They answered <0559> him, “Why <04100> does my lord <0113> say <01696> such <0428> things <01697>? Far be it <02486> from your servants <05650> to do <06213> such <02088> a thing <01697>!
8Look <02005>, the money <03701> that <0834> we found <04672> in the mouths <06310> of our sacks <0572> we brought back <07725> to <0413> you from the land <0776> of Canaan <03667>. Why <0349> then would we steal <01589> silver <03701> or <0176> gold <02091> from your master’s <0113> house <01004>?
9If one of us has it, he will die <04191>, and the rest of us <0587> will become <01961> my lord’s <0113> slaves <05650>!”
10He replied <0559>, “You have suggested <03651> your own punishment <01697>! The one <01931> who <0834> has it will become <01961> my slave <05650>, but the rest of you <0859> will go <01961> free <05355>.”
11So each man <0376> quickly <04116> lowered <03381> his sack <0572> to the ground <0776> and opened <06605> it <0572>.
12Then the man searched <02664>. He began <02490> with the oldest <01419> and finished <03615> with the youngest <06996>. The cup <01375> was found <04672> in Benjamin’s <01144> sack <0572>!
13They all tore <07167> their clothes <08071>! Then each man <0376> loaded <06006> his donkey <02543>, and they returned <07725> to <05921> the city <05892>.
14So Judah <03063> and his brothers <0251> came back <0935> to Joseph’s <03130> house <01004>. He <01931> was still <05750> there <08033>, and they threw <05307> themselves to the ground <0776> before <06440> him.
15Joseph <03130> said <0559> to them, “What <04100> did you think <04639> you were doing <06213>? Don’t <03808> you know <03045> that <03588> a man <0376> like <03644> me can find out things <05172> like this by divination <05172>?”
16Judah <03063> replied <0559>, “What <04100> can we say <0559> to my lord <0113>? What <04100> can we speak <01696>? How <04100> can we clear <06663> ourselves? God <0430> has exposed <04672> the sin <05771> of your servants <05650>! We are now my lord’s <0113> slaves <05650>, we <0587> and <01571> the one in whose <0834> possession <03027> the cup <01375> was found <04672>.”
17But Joseph said <0559>, “Far be it <02486> from me to do <06213> this <02063>! The man <0376> in whose <0834> hand <03027> the cup <01375> was found <04672> will become <01961> my slave <05650>, but the rest of you <0859> may go back <05927> to <0413> your father <01> in peace <07965>.”
18Then Judah <03063> approached <05066> him and said <0559>, “My lord <0113>, please allow <04994> your servant <05650> to speak <01696> a word <01697> with you <0113>. Please do not <0408> get angry <0639> <02734> with your servant <05650>, for <03588> you are just like <03644> Pharaoh <06547>.
19My lord <0113> asked <07592> his servants <05650>, ‘Do you have <03426> a father <01> or <0176> a brother <0251>?’
20We said <0559> to <0413> my lord <0113>, ‘We have <03426> an aged <02205> father <01>, and there is a young <06996> boy <03206> who was born when our father was old <02208>. The boy’s brother <0251> is dead <04191>. He <01931> is the only <0905> one of his mother’s <0517> sons left <03498>, and his father <01> loves <0157> him.’
21“Then you told <0559> your servants <05650>, ‘Bring <03381> him down <03381> to <0413> me so I can see <05869> <07760> him.’
22We said <0559> to <0413> my lord <0113>, ‘The boy <05288> cannot <03201> <03808> leave <05800> his father <01>. If he leaves <05800> his father, his father <01> will die <04191>.’
23But you said <0559> to <0413> your servants <05650>, ‘If <0518> your youngest <06996> brother <0251> does not <03808> come down <03381> with <0854> you, you will not <03808> see <07200> my face <06440> again <03254>.’
24When <03588> we returned <05927> to <0413> your servant <05650> my father <01>, we told <05046> him the words <01697> of my lord <0113>.
25“Then our father <01> said <0559>, ‘Go back <07725> and buy <07666> us a little <04592> food <0400>.’
26But we replied <0559>, ‘We cannot <03201> <03808> go down <03381> there. If <0518> our youngest <06996> brother <0251> is <03426> with <0854> us, then we will go <03381>, for <03588> we won’t <03808> be permitted <03201> to see <07200> the man’s <0376> face <06440> if our youngest <06996> brother <0251> is not <0369> with <0854> us.’
27“Then your servant <05650> my father <01> said <0559> to <0413> us, ‘You <0859> know <03045> that <03588> my wife <0802> gave <03205> me two <08147> sons <03205>.
28The first <0259> disappeared <03318> and I said <0559>, “He has surely <0389> been torn <02963> to pieces <02963>.” I have not <03808> seen <07200> him since <02008> <05704>.
29If you take <03947> this <02088> one from me too <01571> and an accident <0611> happens <07136> to him, then you will bring down <03381> my gray hair <07872> in tragedy <07451> to the grave <07585>.’
30“So now <06258>, when I return <0935> to <0413> your servant <05650> my father <01>, and the boy <05288> is not <0369> with <0854> us– his very life <05315> is bound up <07194> in his son’s life <05315>.
31When <01961> he sees <07200> the boy <05288> is not <0369> with us, he will die <04191>, and your servants <05650> will bring down <03381> the gray hair <07872> of your servant <05650> our father <01> in sorrow <03015> to the grave <07585>.
32Indeed <03588>, your servant <05650> pledged security <06148> for the boy <05288> with <05973> my father <01>, saying <0559>, ‘If <0518> I do not <03808> bring <0935> him back to <0413> you, then I will bear the blame <02398> before my father <01> all <03605> my life <03117>.’
33“So now <06258>, please <04994> let your servant <05650> remain <03427> as my lord’s <0113> slave <05650> instead <08478> of the boy <05288>. As for the boy <05288>, let him go back <05927> with <05973> his brothers <0251>.
34For <03588> how <0349> can I go back <05927> to <0413> my father <01> if <06435> the boy <05288> is not <0369> with <0854> me? I couldn’t bear <04672> to see <07200> my father’s <01> pain <07451>.”