1Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s…
2Put my cup, the silver one, in the…
3At daybreak, the men were sent on their…
4They had not gone far from the city…
5Is this not the cup my master drinks…
6When the steward overtook them, he relayed these…
7“Why does my lord say these things?” they…
8We even brought back to you from the…
9If any of your servants is found to…
10“As you say,” replied the steward. “But only…
11So each one quickly lowered his sack to…
12The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and…
13Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their…
14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s…
15“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph…
16“What can we say to my lord?” Judah…
17But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me…
18Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please…
19My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have…
20And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father…
21Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down…
22So we said to my lord, ‘The boy…
23But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your…
24Now when we returned to your servant my…
25Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy…
26But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there…
27And your servant my father said to us,…
28When one of them was gone, I said:…
29Now if you also take this one from…
30So if the boy is not with us…
31sees that the boy is not with us,…
32Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to…
33Now please let your servant stay here as…
34For how can I go back to my…
