Genesis 44

¹Afterward he commanded his steward, saying, Fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can carry, and put euery mans money in his sackes mouth.

²And put my cup, I meane the siluer cup, in the sackes mouth of the yongest, and his corne money. And he did according to the commandement that Ioseph gaue him.

³And in the morning the men were sent away, they, and their asses.

⁴And when they went out of the citie not farre off, Ioseph sayd to his stewarde, Vp, follow after the men: and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?

⁵Is that not the cuppe, wherein my Lord drinketh? and in the which he doeth deuine and prophecie? ye haue done euill in so doing.

⁶And when he ouertooke them, he sayde those wordes vnto them.

⁷And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.

⁸Behold, the money which we found in our sackes mouthes, wee brought againe to thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steale out of thy lordes house siluer or golde?

⁹With whomesoeuer of thy seruants it bee found, let him dye, and we also will be my lordes bondmen.

¹⁰And he said, Now then let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whome it is found, shall be my seruant, and ye shalbe blamelesse.

¹¹Then at once euery man tooke downe his sacke to the grounde, and euery one opened his sacke.

¹²And he searched, and began at the eldest and left at the yongest: and the cuppe was found in Beniamins sacke.