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4 3 : J O S E P H
T E S T S
CHAPTER 43:
Joseph Finally Tests His
Brethren, And Then
Makes Himself Known To
Them (43:1-24; cf. Gen. 44, 45)
1 And he did as Joseph had
told him, and filled all their
sacks for them with food and
put their money in their sacks,
and put the cup in Benjamin’s
sack. 2 And early in the
morning they departed, and it
came to pass that, when they
had gone from thence, Joseph
said unto the steward of his
house: “Pursue them, run and
seize them, saying, ‘For good
ye have requited me with evil;
you have stolen from me the
silver cup out of which my lord
drinks.’ And bring back to me
their youngest brother, and
fetch (him) quickly before I go
forth to my seat of judgment.”
3 And he ran after them and
said unto them according to
these words. 4 And they said
unto him: “Elohim forbid
that thy servants should do
this thing, and steal from
the house of thy lord any
utensil, and the money also
which we found in our sacks
the first time, we thy servants
brought back from the land of
Canaan. 5 How then should
we steal any utensil? Behold
H I S
B R O T H E R S
here are we and our sacks;
search, and wherever thou
findest the cup in the sack of
any man amongst us, let him
be slain, and we and our asses
will serve thy lord.” 6 And he
said unto them: “Not so, the
man with whom I find, him
only shall I take as a servant,
and ye will return in peace
unto your house.”
7 And as he was searching in
their vessels, beginning with
the eldest and ending with
the youngest, it was found in
Benjamin’s sack. 8 And they
rent their garments, and laded
their asses, and returned to
the city and came to the house
of Joseph, and they all bowed
themselves on their faces to
the ground before him. 9 And
Joseph said unto them: “Ye
have done evil.” And they
said: “What shall we say and
how shall we defend ourselves?
Our lord hath discovered the
transgression of his servants;
behold we are the servants of
our lord, and our asses also.”
10 And Joseph said unto them:
“I too fear Yahuah; as for you,
go ye to your homes and let Gn. 44:15
(“Know ye
your brother be my servant, not that such
a man as I
for ye have done evil. Know can indeed
divine?”).
ye not that a man delighteth in
his cup as I with this cup? And
yet ye have stolen it from me.”
11 And Judah said: “O my
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