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.
12. And he searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest. And the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin.
13. Then they tore their clothes, and each one loaded his donkey and they returned to the city.
14. And Judah and his brothers came to the house of Joseph—now he was still there—they fell before him to the ground.
15. Then Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Did you not know that a man who is like me surely practices divination?”
16. And Judah said, “What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? Now how can we show ourselves innocent? God has found the guilt of your servants! Behold, we are slaves to my lord, both we and also he in whose hand the cup was found.”
17. But he said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found, he will become my slave. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
18. But Judah drew near to him and said, “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.