And in the [a]morning the men were sent away, they, and their asses.

And when they went out of the city not far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men: and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

Is not that the cup wherein my lord drinketh? [b]and in the which he doth divine and prophesy? ye have done evil in so doing.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 44:3 Hebrew, the morning shone.
  2. Genesis 44:5 Because the people thought he could divine, he attributeth to himself that knowledge: or else he feigneth that he consulted with soothsayers for it: Which simulation is worthy to be reproved.

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