Genesis 44:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left 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 is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved [of my children], I am bereaved.
  • Gen 43:33 : 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
  • Gen 44:2 : 2 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.
  • 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 saw him not since: 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad [be] not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad [is] not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 44:10-11
    2 verses
    85%

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

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

  • Gen 44:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1 ¶ And 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.

    2 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.

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

  • Gen 44:13
    77%

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

  • Gen 42:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

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

    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.

  • Gen 42:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it [was] in his sack's mouth.

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

  • Gen 43:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

    34 And 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%

    15 ¶ And 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.

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

  • Gen 44:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

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

    16 And 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 servants, both we, and [he] also with whom the cup is found.

    17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: [but] the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

  • Gen 44:8
    71%

    8 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?

  • Gen 45:22
    70%

    22 To 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%

    25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

  • Gen 45:14
    69%

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

  • Gen 37:32
    69%

    32 And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son's coat or no.

  • Gen 43:29
    68%

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

  • Gen 37:15
    68%

    15 And 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%

    3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

  • Gen 43:22
    68%

    22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

  • Gen 44:5
    68%

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