1. Then he commanded the one who was over his household, saying, “Fill the sacks of the men with food as much as they are able to carry, and put each one’s money in the mouth of his sack.
2. And my cup—the cup of silver—you shall put into the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the money for his grain. And he did according to the word of Joseph that he had commanded.
3. When the morning light came the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
4. They went out of the city, and had not gone far when Joseph said to the one who was over his house, “Arise! Pursue after the men and overtake them. Then you shall say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
5. Is this not that from which my master drinks? Now he himself certainly practices divination with it. You have done evil in what you have done.’ ”
6. When he overtook them he spoke these words to them.
7. And they said to him, “Why has my lord spoken according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8. Behold, the money that we found in the mouth of our sacks we returned to you from the land of Canaan. Now why would we steal silver or gold from the house of my lord?
9. Whoever is found with it from among your servants shall die. And moreover, we will become slaves to my lord.”
10. Then he said, “Now also according to your words, thus will it be. He who is found with it shall be my slave, but you shall be innocent.”
11. Then each man quickly brought down his sack to the ground, and each one opened his sack.