Genesis 44:12
10 “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”
11 So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13 Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
14 When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- KJV
- And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- WEB
- He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- ASV
- And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin`s sack.
- DARBY
- And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
- BLB
- And he searched—with the oldest he began, and with the youngest he finished. And the cup was found in the bag of Benjamin.
- ÅB
- Og han så etter; han begynte hos den eldste og endte hos den yngste, og begeret ble funnet i Benjamins sekk.
- OTB
- Husholdersken begynte å lete, fra den eldste til den yngste, og begeret ble funnet i Benjamins sekk.
- B1930
- Og han så efter; han begynte hos den eldste og endte hos den yngste, og begeret blev funnet i Benjamins sekk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 43:14
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
Read in contextGenesis 44:2
Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.
Read in contextGenesis 43:33
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Read in contextGenesis 44:26–32
But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
Read in contextGenesis 42:36–38
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
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