Genesis 44:16
And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
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Genesis 37:7We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.
Genesis 37:18But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;
Genesis 43:8\43:9\Put him into my care and make me responsible for him: if I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
Genesis 44:32For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.
Deuteronomy 25:1If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.
Joshua 7:18Then the house of Zabdi came forward man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:2-18
Joseph's Policy. ( b. c. 1707.) 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. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up,… Read the whole commentary →