Genesis 44:12

American Standard Version (1901)

And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

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  • Gen 42:36-38 : 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. 37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
  • Gen 43:33 : 33 And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.
  • Gen 44:2 : 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
  • Gen 44:26-32 : 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 28 and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since: 29 and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; 31 it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 44:10-11
    2 verses
    85%

    10And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.

    11Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

  • Gen 44:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

    2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

    3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

  • Gen 44:13
    77%

    13Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

  • Gen 42:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.

    36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

  • Gen 42:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

    28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?

  • Gen 43:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.

    34And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. [

  • Gen 43:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

    16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon.

  • Gen 44:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

    15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?

    16And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.

    17And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

  • Gen 44:8
    71%

    8Behold, 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?

  • Gen 45:22
    70%

    22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

  • Gen 42:25
    70%

    25Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.

  • Gen 45:14
    69%

    14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

  • Gen 37:32
    69%

    32and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is thy son's coat or not.

  • Gen 43:29
    68%

    29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

  • Gen 37:15
    68%

    15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

  • Exod 1:3
    68%

    3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

  • Gen 43:22
    68%

    22And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put our money in our sacks.

  • Gen 44:5
    68%

    5Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.