1. Then he commanded the one over his household saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they are able to carry and put money in the opening of each man’s sack.
2. Put my cup, the silver cup, in the opening of the sack of the youngest along with his grain money.” So he did as Joseph told him.
3. When the morning dawned, the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.
4. They left the city and did not get far, when Joseph said to the one over his household, “Get up, go after the men. When you catch up to them, say to them, “Why have you repaid evil for good?
5. Isn’t this the one from which my lord drinks? He even uses it especially to discern by divination. What you’ve done is evil!”
6. So he caught up to them and spoke these words to them.
7. They said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing as this.
8. Look, the money we found in the opening of our bags, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. So how could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?
9. Whoever among your servants is found with it, let him die! And we, we’ll also be my lord’s slaves.”