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 And they anſwered, Thy ſeruant our father is in good health, hee is yet aliue: ⁊ they bowed downe their heads, and made a obeiſance.

And he lift vp his eyes, and ſawe his brother Beniamin, his mothers ſonne, and ſaid, Is this your yonger brother, of whom yee ſpake vnto mee? and he ſaid, God be gracious vnto thee, my ſonne.

And Ioſeph made haſte: for his bowels did yerne vpon his brother: and he ſought where to weepe, and hee entred into his chamber, ⁊ wept there.

And he waſhed his face, and went out, and refrained himſelfe, and ſaide, Set on bread.

And they ſet on for him by himſelfe, and for them by themſelues, and for the Egyptians which did eate with him, by themſelues: becauſe the Egyptians might not eate bread with the Hebrewes: for that is an abomination vnto the Egyptians.

And they ſate before him, the firſt borne according to his birthright, and the yongeſt according to his youth: and the men maruelled one at another.

And hee tooke and ſent meaſſes vnto them from before him: but Beniamins meaſſe was fiue times to much as any of theirs: and they drunke, and † were merry with him.

Nd hee commaunded the † ſteward of his houſe, ſaying, Fill the mens ſackes with food, as much as they can carie, and put euery mans money in his ſacks mouth.

And put my cup, the ſiluer cup, in the ſackes mouth of the yongeſt, and his corne money: and he did according to the word that Ioſeph had ſpoken.

Aſſoone as the morning was light, the men were ſent away, they, and their aſſes.

And when they were gone out of the citie, and not yet farre off, Ioſeph ſaid vnto his ſteward, Vp, follow after the men; and when thou doeſt ouertake them, ſay vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?

Is not this it, in which my lord drinketh? and whereby indeed he ‖ diuineth? ye haue done euill in ſo doing.

¶ And he ouertooke them, and he ſpake vnto them theſe ſame words.

And they ſaid vnto him, wherefore ſaith my lord theſe words? God forbid that thy ſeruants ſhould doe according to this thing.

Behold, the money which wee found in our ſackes mouthes, wee brought againe vnto thee, out of the land of Canaan: how then ſhould wee ſteale out of thy lords houſe, ſiluer or golde?

With whom ſoeuer of thy ſeruants it be found, both let him die, and we alſo will be my lords bondmen.

And he ſaid, Now alſo let it be according vnto your wordes: hee with whom it is found, ſhall be my ſeruant: and ye ſhall be blameleſſe.

Then they ſpeedily tooke downe euery man his ſacke to the ground, and opened euery man his ſacke.

And he ſearched, and began at the eldeſt, and left at the yongest: and the cup was found in Beniamins ſacke.

Then they rent their clothes, and laded euery man his aſſe, and returned to the citie.

¶ And Iudah and his brethren came to Ioſephs houſe: (for he was yet there) and they fell before him on the ground.

And Ioſeph ſaid vnto them, What deed is this that ye haue done? Wote ye not, that ſuch a man as I can certainely † diuine?

And Iudah ſaid, what ſhall wee ſay vnto my lord? what ſhal we ſpeake? or how ſhall we cleare our ſelues? God hath found out the iniquitie of they ſeruants: beholde, wee are my lords ſeruants, both we, and he alſo with whom the cup is found.

And he ſaid, God forbid that I ſhould doe ſo: but the man in whoſe hand the cup is found, he ſhal be my ſeruant; and as for you, get you vp in peace vnto your father.

¶ Then Iudah came neere vnto him, and ſaid, Oh my lord, let thy ſeruant, I pray thee, ſpeake a word in my lords eares, ⁊ let not thine anger burne againſt thy ſeruant: for thou art euen as Pharaoh.

My lord aſked his ſeruants, ſaying, Haue ye a father, or a brother?

And we ſaid vnto my lord, Wee haue a father, an olde man, and a childe of