⁷ But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants^(A) to do anything like that!^{(B) 8} We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan^(C) the silver^(D) we found inside the mouths of our sacks.^(E) So why would we steal^(F) silver or gold from your master’s house? ⁹ If any of your servants^(G) is found to have it, he will die;^(H) and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves.^(I)”