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Genesis 43-50 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 18:47, January 2, 2010
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|And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
|And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.
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|He ([[Joseph]]) gave these instructions to his household steward: "Fill the men's bags with as much food as they can carry, and place each man's [[silver]] into the mouth of his sack."
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|And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
|And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
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|"And put my beaker, my silver beaker, into the mouth of the sack belonging to the youngest one, together with the silver he brought to buy food with." And the steward followed Joseph's instructions to the letter.
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|As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
|As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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|As soon as the day broke, the men were sent on their way, they and their donkeys.
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|And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
|And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
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|They had not yet gone very far out of the city when Joseph told his steward, "Rise and pursue those men! When you catch up to them, you say this to them: 'Why have you repaid evil for good?'"
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|Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
|Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
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|"'Isn't this the vessel from which my master drinks, and by which he takes the auguries? That was a wicked thing to do.'"
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|And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
|And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
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|The steward overtook them and spoke those very words to them.
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|And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
|And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
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|They said to him, "Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from your servants to do anything like this!"
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|Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
|Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
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|"Look! We gave you back the silver that we had found in the mouths of our sacks; we brought it back all the way from [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]]! Now why would we want to steal either silver or [[gold]] from your lord's house?"
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|[[Silver]] was the most commonly used money. [[Gold]] was reserved for something ''very'' precious. More to the point, silver is the metal of redemption, and gold is the metal of royalty.
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|With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
|With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
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|"Now if you find this beaker with any of your servants, you may have him executed, and we will become my lord's slaves."
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|And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
|And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
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|The steward said, "All right, I'll take your words on that. With whomever the beaker is found, that man will be my slave, and the rest of you will be held innocent."
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|Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
|Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.
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|Then each man hurried to take his sack down to the ground and open it.
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|And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
|And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
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|The steward, searching, began with the eldest, and finished with the youngest. And the beaker was found in Benjamin's sack.
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|Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
|Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
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|Now they tore their clothes. Then each man reloaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
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|And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
|And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
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|[[Judah]] and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell with their faces to the ground in front of him.
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|And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
|And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
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|Joseph asked them, "What is this deed that you did? Didn't you know that a man like me can take auguries?"
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|And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
|And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
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|Then Judah said, "What can we say to my lord? What shall we speak? How can we justify ourselves? [[God]] has found out the depravity of your servants. Look at us! We are my lord's servants, ourselves and the one in whose hand the beaker was found."
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|And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
|And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
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|Joseph said, "Far be it from me to do such a thing. The man in whose hand the beaker was found, will be my slave. But you may go in peace to your father."
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|Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
|Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
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|Now Judah came close to him, and said, "If it please my lord, may I speak a word in my lord's ears, and please don't be angry with your servant. We know that you are like Pharaoh."
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|Which is exactly what a [[viceroy]] is: one who acts in the place of the king.
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|My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
|My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
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|"My lord asked his servants, 'Have you a father, or a brother?'"
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|And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
|And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
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|"And we said to my lord, 'We have a father, who is an old man, and a younger brother who is a boy of his old age. His brother is dead, and he's the only one left from his mother, and his father loves him.'"
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|And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
|And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
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|"You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, so that I may set my eyes on him.'"
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|And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
|And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
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|"We said to my lord, 'The lad cannot leave his father. If he were to leave his father, then his father would die.'"
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|And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
|And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
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|"You said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will never be admitted to my presence again.'"
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|And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
|And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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|"And so it happened that we went up to your servant my father, we told him my lord's words."
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|And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
|And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
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|"Our father said, 'Return, and buy us a little food.'"
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|And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
|And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
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|"Then we said, 'But we can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down, because we won't be allowed into the man's presence unless our youngest brother comes with us."
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|And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
|And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
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|"Any your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife gave birth to two sons for me.'"
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|And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
|And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
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|"'The one went away from me, and I said, "He must have been torn to pieces." And I never saw him again.'"
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|And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
|And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
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|"'If you take this one also from me, and anything bad happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs in evil toward the Unseen Place.'"
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|That is, Sheol.
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|Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
|Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
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|"So if I come back to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, given that his life is tied so closely to the lad's life,..."
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|It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
|It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
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|"...then what will happen is that, when he sees that the lad is not with us, he will die--and your servants will have brought down the gray hairs of your servant our father in affliction to the Unseen Place."
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|For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
|For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
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|"In fact, your servant pledged himself as a security for the lad to my father. I told him, 'If I don't bring him back to you, then may I bear the blame for my father for all my days.'"
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|Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
|Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
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|"So please, let your servant dwell as a slave to my lord instead of the lad. Let the lad go up with his brother."
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|For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
|For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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|"For how am I to face my father, if the lad is not with me? If that happens, I will see the affliction that will come upon my father."
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