Genesis 44:8
Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
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- Gen 42:21 : 21 They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”
- Gen 42:27 : 27 When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
- Gen 42:35 : 35 When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.
- Gen 43:12 : 12 Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks– perhaps it was an oversight.
- Gen 43:21-22 : 21 But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money– the full amount– in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it. 22 We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!”
- Gen 44:7 : 7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
- Exod 20:15 : 15 “You shall not steal.
- Deut 5:19 : 19 You must not steal.
- Matt 19:18 : 18 “Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
- Rom 13:9 : 9 For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Jas 2:10-11 : 10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it. 11 For he who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
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7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
- Gen 43:20-234 verses84%
20 They said,“My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
21 But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money– the full amount– in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.
22 We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!”
23 “Everything is fine,” the man in charge of Joseph’s household told them.“Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
- Gen 44:9-113 verses82%
9 If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves!”
10 He replied,“You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free.”
11 So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
- Gen 44:1-22 verses80%
1 The Final Test He instructed the servant who was over his household,“Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they can carry and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.
2 Then put my cup– the silver cup– in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph instructed.
- Gen 42:27-359 verses79%
27 When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
28 He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?”
29 They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,
30 “The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.
31 But we said to him,‘We are honest men; we are not spies!
32 We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.’
33 “Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us,‘This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go.
34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.’”
35 When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.
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18 But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said,“We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!”
- Gen 44:16-183 verses78%
16 Judah replied,“What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? God has exposed the sin of your servants! We are now my lord’s slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”
17 But Joseph said,“Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”
18 Then Judah approached him and said,“My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. Please do not get angry with your servant, for you are just like Pharaoh.
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12 Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks– perhaps it was an oversight.
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18 When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him,“We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land.
- Gen 44:22-265 verses76%
22 We said to my lord,‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die.’
23 But you said to your servants,‘If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.’
24 When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 “Then our father said,‘Go back and buy us a little food.’
26 But we replied,‘We cannot go down there. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go, for we won’t be permitted to see the man’s face if our youngest brother is not with us.’
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7 They replied,“The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying,‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say,‘Bring your brother down’?”
- Gen 42:10-112 verses76%
10 But they exclaimed,“No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”
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32 Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying,‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’
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25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.
- Gen 31:15-162 verses74%
15 Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!
16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”
- Gen 42:20-212 verses73%
20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die.” They did as he said.
21 They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”
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14 Joseph collected all the money that could be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan as payment for the grain they were buying. Then Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s palace.
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15 So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.