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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Genesis 44 JPS Tanakh 1917</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/jps/genesis/44.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/44.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/genesis/44-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="../">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> > Genesis 44</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/43.htm" title="Genesis 43">◄</a> Genesis 44 <a href="../genesis/45.htm" title="Genesis 45">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">JPS Tanakh 1917</div><div class="chap"><div align="center"><p class="hebheading">ויגש</p></div><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>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.</div> <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And put my goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.’ And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these words. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And they said unto him: ‘Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought back unto thee out of the land of Canaan; how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And 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.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then they hastened, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin’s sack. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Joseph said unto them: ‘What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>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 bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he said: ‘Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.’ <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then Judah came near unto him, and said: ‘Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>My lord asked his servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a brother? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And we said unto my lord: We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And we said unto my lord: The lad cannot leave his father; for if he should leave his father, his father would die. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And thy servant my father said unto us: Ye know that my wife bore me two sons; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>and the one went out from me, and I said: Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad’s soul; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>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 the grave. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/44-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father.’</div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/43.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 43"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 43" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/45.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 45"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 45" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/genesis/44-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /> <table align="center" width="90%" style="max-width:900px"><tr><td> <div id="rcjsload_a957f3"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var referer="";try{if(referer=document.referrer,"undefined"==typeof referer||""==referer)throw"undefined"}catch(exception){referer=document.location.href,(""==referer||"undefined"==typeof referer)&&(referer=document.URL)}referer=referer.substr(0,700); var rcds = document.getElementById("rcjsload_a957f3"); var rcel = document.createElement("script"); rcel.id = 'rc_' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000); rcel.type = 'text/javascript'; rcel.src = "https://trends.revcontent.com/serve.js.php?w=111176&t="+rcel.id+"&c="+(new Date()).getTime()+"&width="+(window.outerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)+"&referer="+encodeURIComponent(referer); rcel.async = true; rcds.appendChild(rcel); })(); </script> </td></tr></table> <br /><br /> <div class="bot2"> <table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2-bhub.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></body></html>