he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.”

But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.

Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,

Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys.”

If any of your servants is found to have it, he will die; and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.”

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants’ guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup.”

His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said.