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Genesis 44 (WEBP)

[1] He commanded the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
[2] 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.
[3] As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
[4] 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?
[5] Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’ ”
[6] He overtook them, and he spoke these words to them.
[7] 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!
[8] 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?
[9] With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
[10] He said, “Now also let it be according to your words. He with whom it is found will be my slave; and you will be blameless.”
[11] Then they hurried, and each man took his sack down to the ground, and each man opened his sack.
[12] He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
[13] Then they tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and returned to the city.
[14] Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.
[15] Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”
[16] Judah said, “What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? How will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, both we and he also in whose hand the cup is found.”
[17] 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 slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
[18] 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.
[19] My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father, or a brother?’
[20] 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.’
[21] You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
[22] We said to my lord, ‘The boy can’t leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
[23] You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.’
[24] When we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
[25] Our father said, ‘Go again and buy us a little food.’
[26] We said, ‘We can’t go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down: for we may not see the man’s face, unless our youngest brother is with us.’
[27] Your servant, my father, said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
[28] One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.
[29] If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.’
[30] Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us; since his life is bound up in the boy’s life;
[31] 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.
[32] 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.’
[33] Now therefore, please let your servant stay instead of the boy, my lord’s slave; and let the boy go up with his brothers.
[34] 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.”

Genesis 44:29 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Genesis 44:31 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 44 (KJVS)

[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.
[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 Joseph had spoken. ()
[3] As soon as the morning was light, () the men were sent away, () they and their asses.
[4] [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?
[5] [Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, () and whereby indeed () he divineth? () ye have done evil () in so doing. ()
[6] And he overtook () them, and he spake () unto them these same words.
[7] And they said () unto him, Wherefore saith () my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do () according to this thing:
[8] 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?
[9] With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, () both let him die, () and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
[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.
[11] Then they speedily () took down () every man his sack to the ground, and opened () every man his sack.
[12] And he searched, () [and] began () at the eldest, and left () at the youngest: and the cup was found () in Benjamin’s sack.
[13] Then they rent () their clothes, and laded () every man his ass, and returned () to the city.
[14] And Judah and his brethren came () to Joseph’s house; for he [was] yet there: and they fell () before him on the ground.
[15] 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? ()
[16] 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. ()
[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.
[18] 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.
[19] My lord asked () his servants, saying, () Have ye a father, or a brother?
[20] 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.
[21] And thou saidst () unto thy servants, Bring him down () unto me, that I may set () mine eyes upon him.
[22] And we said () unto my lord, The lad cannot () leave () his father: for [if] he should leave () his father, [his father] would die. ()
[23] And thou saidst () unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down () with you, ye shall see my face no more. () ()
[24] And it came to pass when we came up () unto thy servant my father, we told () him the words of my lord.
[25] And our father said, () Go again, () [and] buy () us a little food.
[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.
[27] And thy servant my father said () unto us, Ye know () that my wife bare () me two [sons]:
[28] And the one went out () from me, and I said, () Surely () he is torn in pieces; () and I saw him () not since:
[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.
[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;
[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.
[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.
[33] 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.
[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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 44 (BYZ)

[1] και ενετειλατο ιωσηφ τω οντι επι της οικιας αυτου λεγων πλησατε τους μαρσιππους των ανθρωπων βρωματων οσα εαν δυνωνται αραι και εμβαλατε εκαστου το αργυριον επι του στοματος του μαρσιππου
[2] και το κονδυ μου το αργυρουν εμβαλατε εις τον μαρσιππον του νεωτερου και την τιμην του σιτου αυτου εγενηθη δε κατα το ρημα ιωσηφ καθως ειπεν
[3] το πρωι διεφαυσεν και οι ανθρωποι απεσταλησαν αυτοι και οι ονοι αυτων
[4] εξελθοντων δε αυτων την πολιν ουκ απεσχον μακραν και ιωσηφ ειπεν τω επι της οικιας αυτου αναστας επιδιωξον οπισω των ανθρωπων και καταλημψη αυτους και ερεις αυτοις τι οτι ανταπεδωκατε πονηρα αντι καλων
[5] ινα τι εκλεψατε μου το κονδυ το αργυρουν ου τουτο εστιν εν ω πινει ο κυριος μου αυτος δε οιωνισμω οιωνιζεται εν αυτω πονηρα συντετελεσθε α πεποιηκατε
[6] ευρων δε αυτους ειπεν αυτοις κατα τα ρηματα ταυτα
[7] οι δε ειπον αυτω ινα τι λαλει ο κυριος κατα τα ρηματα ταυτα μη γενοιτο τοις παισιν σου ποιησαι κατα το ρημα τουτο
[8] ει το μεν αργυριον ο ευρομεν εν τοις μαρσιπποις ημων απεστρεψαμεν προς σε εκ γης χανααν πως αν κλεψαιμεν εκ του οικου του κυριου σου αργυριον η χρυσιον
[9] παρ ω αν ευρεθη το κονδυ των παιδων σου αποθνησκετω και ημεις δε εσομεθα παιδες τω κυριω ημων
[10] ο δε ειπεν και νυν ως λεγετε ουτως εσται ο ανθρωπος παρ ω αν ευρεθη το κονδυ αυτος εσται μου παις υμεις δε εσεσθε καθαροι
[11] και εσπευσαν και καθειλαν εκαστος τον μαρσιππον αυτου επι την γην και ηνοιξαν εκαστος τον μαρσιππον αυτου
[12] ηρευνα δε απο του πρεσβυτερου αρξαμενος εως ηλθεν επι τον νεωτερον και ευρεν το κονδυ εν τω μαρσιππω τω βενιαμιν
[13] και διερρηξαν τα ιματια αυτων και επεθηκαν εκαστος τον μαρσιππον αυτου επι τον ονον αυτου και επεστρεψαν εις την πολιν
[14] εισηλθεν δε ιουδας και οι αδελφοι αυτου προς ιωσηφ ετι αυτου οντος εκει και επεσον εναντιον αυτου επι την γην
[15] ειπεν δε αυτοις ιωσηφ τι το πραγμα τουτο ο εποιησατε ουκ οιδατε οτι οιωνισμω οιωνιειται ανθρωπος οιος εγω
[16] ειπεν δε ιουδας τι αντερουμεν τω κυριω η τι λαλησωμεν η τι δικαιωθωμεν ο δε θεος ευρεν την αδικιαν των παιδων σου ιδου εσμεν οικεται τω κυριω ημων και ημεις και παρ ω ευρεθη το κονδυ
[17] ειπεν δε ιωσηφ μη μοι γενοιτο ποιησαι το ρημα τουτο ο ανθρωπος παρ ω ευρεθη το κονδυ αυτος εσται μου παις υμεις δε αναβητε μετα σωτηριας προς τον πατερα υμων
[18] εγγισας δε αυτω ιουδας ειπεν δεομαι κυριε λαλησατω ο παις σου ρημα εναντιον σου και μη θυμωθης τω παιδι σου οτι συ ει μετα φαραω
[19] κυριε συ ηρωτησας τους παιδας σου λεγων ει εχετε πατερα η αδελφον
[20] και ειπαμεν τω κυριω εστιν ημιν πατηρ πρεσβυτερος και παιδιον γηρως νεωτερον αυτω και ο αδελφος αυτου απεθανεν αυτος δε μονος υπελειφθη τη μητρι αυτου ο δε πατηρ αυτον ηγαπησεν
[21] ειπας δε τοις παισιν σου καταγαγετε αυτον προς με και επιμελουμαι αυτου
[22] και ειπαμεν τω κυριω ου δυνησεται το παιδιον καταλιπειν τον πατερα εαν δε καταλιπη τον πατερα αποθανειται
[23] συ δε ειπας τοις παισιν σου εαν μη καταβη ο αδελφος υμων ο νεωτερος μεθ υμων ου προσθησεσθε ετι ιδειν το προσωπον μου
[24] εγενετο δε ηνικα ανεβημεν προς τον παιδα σου πατερα δε ημων απηγγειλαμεν αυτω τα ρηματα του κυριου
[25] ειπεν δε ημιν ο πατηρ ημων βαδισατε παλιν αγορασατε ημιν μικρα βρωματα
[26] ημεις δε ειπαμεν ου δυνησομεθα καταβηναι αλλ ει μεν ο αδελφος ημων ο νεωτερος καταβαινει μεθ ημων καταβησομεθα ου γαρ δυνησομεθα ιδειν το προσωπον του ανθρωπου του αδελφου του νεωτερου μη οντος μεθ ημων
[27] ειπεν δε ο παις σου ο πατηρ ημων προς ημας υμεις γινωσκετε οτι δυο ετεκεν μοι η γυνη
[28] και εξηλθεν ο εις απ εμου και ειπατε οτι θηριοβρωτος γεγονεν και ουκ ειδον αυτον ετι και νυν
[29] εαν ουν λαβητε και τουτον εκ προσωπου μου και συμβη αυτω μαλακια εν τη οδω και καταξετε μου το γηρας μετα λυπης εις αδου
[30] νυν ουν εαν εισπορευωμαι προς τον παιδα σου πατερα δε ημων και το παιδαριον μη η μεθ ημων η δε ψυχη αυτου εκκρεμαται εκ της τουτου ψυχης
[31] και εσται εν τω ιδειν αυτον μη ον το παιδαριον μεθ ημων τελευτησει και καταξουσιν οι παιδες σου το γηρας του παιδος σου πατρος δε ημων μετ οδυνης εις αδου
[32] ο γαρ παις σου εκδεδεκται το παιδιον παρα του πατρος λεγων εαν μη αγαγω αυτον προς σε και στησω αυτον εναντιον σου ημαρτηκως εσομαι προς τον πατερα πασας τας ημερας
[33] νυν ουν παραμενω σοι παις αντι του παιδιου οικετης του κυριου το δε παιδιον αναβητω μετα των αδελφων
[34] πως γαρ αναβησομαι προς τον πατερα του παιδιου μη οντος μεθ ημων ινα μη ιδω τα κακα α ευρησει τον πατερα μου