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 44:1 ¶ And he commandedººº the stewardºº of his house,º saying,ºº Fillººº the men'sºº sacksº [with] food,º as much asº they canºº carry,ºº and putºº every man'sº moneyº in his sack'sº mouth.º

 44:1 ¶ 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.

 44:2 And putºº my cup,º the silverº cup,º in the sack'sº mouthº of the youngest,º and his cornº money.º And he didºº according to the wordº thatº Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº had spoken.ºº

 44:2 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 Yosef had spoken.

 44:3 As soon as the morningº was light,ºº the menºº were sent away,ºº theyº and their asses.º

 44:3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

 44:4 [And] when theyº were gone outºº ofºº the city,º [and] notº [yet] far off,ºº Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº saidºº unto his steward,ººº Up,ºº followºº afterº the men;ºº and when thou dost overtakeºº them, sayºº untoº them, Whereforeº have ye rewardedºº evilº forº good?º

 44:4 [And] when they were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, Yosef 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?

 44:5 [Is] notº thisº [it] in whichº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº drinketh,ºº and whereby indeedºº he divineth?ººº ye have done evilºº in soº doing.ºº

 44:5 [Is] not this [it] in which my adon drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

 44:6 ¶ And he overtookºº them, and he spakeºº untoº themº these sameº words.º

 44:6 ¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

 44:7 And they saidºº untoº him, Whereforeº saithºº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº theseº words?º God forbidº that thy servantsº should doººº according to thisº thing:º

 44:7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my adon these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

 44:8 Behold,º the money,º whichº we foundºº in our sacks'º mouths,º we brought againºº untoº thee out of the landºº of Cænä`an כְּנָעַן:º howº then should we stealºº out of thy ´áðôn's אֲדוֹןº houseººº silverº orº gold?º

 44:8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Kenaan: how then should we steal out of thy adon's house silver or gold?

 44:9 Withº whomsoeverº of thy servantsºº it be found,ºº both let him die,ºº and weº alsoº will beº my ´áðôn's אֲדוֹןº bondmen.º

 44:9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my adon's bondmen.

 44:10 And he said,ºº Nowº alsoºº [let] itº [be] according unto your words:ºº he withº whomº it is foundºº shall beº my servant;º and yeº shall beº blameless.º

 44:10 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.

 44:11 Then they speedilyºº took downºº every manºº his sackº to the ground,º and openedºº every manº his sack.º

 44:11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

 44:12 And he searched,ºº [and] beganºº at the eldest,º and leftºº at the youngest:º and the cupº was foundºº in Binyämîn's בִּניָמִיןº sack.º

 44:12 And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Binyamin's sack.

 44:13 Then they rentºº their clothes,º and ladedºº every manº his ass,º and returnedºº to the city.º

 44:13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

 44:14 ¶ And Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº and his brethrenº cameºº to Yôsëf's יוֹסֵףº house;º for heº [was] yetº there:º and they fellºº beforeº himº on the ground.º

 44:14 ¶ And Yehudah and his brethren came to Yosef's house; for he [was] yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

 44:15 And Yôsëf יוֹסֵףº saidºº unto them, Whatº deedº [is] thisº thatº ye have done?ºº wotº yeºº notº thatº such a manº as Iº can certainlyºº divine?ºº

 44:15 And Yosef said unto them, What deed [is] this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

 44:16 And Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº said,ºº Whatº shall we sayºº unto my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן?º whatº shall we speak?ºº or howº shall we clear ourselves?ºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº hath found outººº the iniquityº of thy servants:º behold,º we [are] my ´áðôn's אֲדוֹןº servants,º bothº we,º and [he] alsoº with whomºº the cupº is found.ºº

 44:16 And Yehudah said, What shall we say unto my adon? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? Elohim hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we [are] my adon's servants, both we, and [he] also with whom the cup is found.

 44:17 And he said,ºº God forbidº that I should doººº so:º [but] the manº in whoseº handº the cupº is found,ºº heº shall beº my servant;º and as for you,º get you upºº in peaceº untoº your father.º

 44:17 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.

 44:18 ¶ Then Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº came nearºº unto him,º and said,ºº Ohº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º let thy servant,º I pray thee,º speakºº a wordº in my ´áðôn's אֲדוֹןº ears,º and let notº thine angerº burnºº against thy servant:º forº thou [art] even asº Par`ò פַּרעֹה.º

 44:18 ¶ Then Yehudah came near unto him, and said, Oh my adon, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my adon's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art] even as Paroh.

 44:19 My ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº askedººº his servants,º saying,ºº Haveº ye a father,º orº a brother?º

 44:19 My adon asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

 44:20 And we saidºº untoº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º We haveº a father,º an old man,º and a childº of his old age,º a little one;º and his brotherº is dead,ºº and heº aloneº is leftºº of his mother,º and his fatherº lovethºº him.

 44:20 And we said unto my adon, 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.

 44:21 And thou saidstºº untoº thy servants,º Bring him downºº untoº me, that I may setºº mine eyesº uponº him.

 44:21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

 44:22 And we saidºº untoº my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º The ladº cannotººº leaveººº his father:º for [if] he should leaveººº his father,º [his father] would die.ºº

 44:22 And we said unto my adon, The lad cannot leave his father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would die.

 44:23 And thou saidstºº untoº thy servants,º Exceptºº your youngestº brotherº come downºº withº you, ye shall seeººº my faceº noº more.ºººº

 44:23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

 44:24 And it came to passº whenº we came upºº untoº thy servantº my father,º we toldºº himº the wordsº of my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן.º

 44:24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my adon.

 44:25 And our fatherº said,ºº Go again,ºº [and] buyºº us a littleº food.º

 44:25 And our father said, Go again, [and] buy us a little food.

 44:26 And we said,ºº We cannotººº go down:ºº ifº our youngestº brotherº beº withº us, then will we go down:ºº forº we mayºº notº seeºº the man'sº face,º exceptº our youngestº brotherº [be] withº us.

 44:26 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.

 44:27 And thy servantº my fatherº saidºº untoº us, Yeº knowºº thatº my wifeº bareºº me twoº [sons]:

 44:27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two [sons]:

 44:28 And the oneº went outºº fromºº me, and I said,ºº Surelyººº he is torn in pieces;ºº and I sawº himºº notº since:ºº

 44:28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

 44:29 And if ye takeººº thisº alsoº fromºº me,º and mischiefº befallº him,ºº ye shall bring downººº my gray hairsº with sorrowº to the grave.º

 44:29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

 44:30 Nowº therefore when I comeºº toº thy servantº my father,º and the ladº [be] notº withº us; seeing that his lifeº is bound upºº in the lad's life;º

 44:30 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;

 44:31 It shall come to pass,º when he seethºº thatº the ladº [is] notº [with us], that he will die:ºº and thy servantsº shall bring downººº the gray hairsº of thy servantº our fatherº with sorrowº to the grave.º

 44:31 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.

 44:32 Forº thy servantº became suretyºº forº the ladº untoºº my father,º saying,ºº Ifº I bringºº him notº untoº thee, then I shall bear the blameºº to my fatherº for ever.ºº

 44:32 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.

 44:33 Nowº therefore, I pray thee,º let thy servantº abideºº instead ofº the ladº a bondmanº to my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן;º and let the ladº go upºº withº his brethren.º

 44:33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my adon; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

 44:34 Forº howº shall I go upºº toº my father,º and the ladº [be] notº withº me? lest peradventureº I seeºº the evilº thatº shall come onººº my father.º

 44:34 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.