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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 44) Genesis 44:5 KJV
"Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing."
Genesis 44:5 in Context (Verses 2–8 KJV)
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And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
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As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
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Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.*
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¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
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And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
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Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?