Verse 14
Genesis 44:14
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph, (for he was not yet gone out of the place, ) and they altogether fell down before him on the ground.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹ֨א יְהוּדָ֤ה וְ/אֶחָי/ו֙ בֵּ֣יתָ/ה יוֹסֵ֔ף וְ/ה֖וּא עוֹדֶ֣/נּוּ שָׁ֑ם וַ/יִּפְּל֥וּ לְ/פָנָ֖י/ו אָֽרְצָ/ה
English Translation
And Judah came with his brothers to Joseph's house, and he was still there, and they fell before him on the ground.
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Chapter 44 Context
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And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they c...
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And in the mouth of the younger's sack put my silver cup, and the price which he gave for the wheat....
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And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.
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And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way; Joseph sendingfo...
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The cup which you have stolen is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine:...
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He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words.
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And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fac...
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The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan:...
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With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be...
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And he said to them: Let it be according to your sentence: with whomsoever it shall be found, let hi...
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Them they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.
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Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in...
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Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.
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And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph, (for he was not yet gone out of the place, )...
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And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science o...
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And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to alleg...
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Joseph answered: God (Elohim) forbid that should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondma...
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Then Juda coming hearer, said boldly: I beseech thee, my lord, let thy servant speak a word in thy e...
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My lord. Thou didst ask thy servants the first time: Have you a father or a brother?
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And we answered thee, my lord: We have a father an old man, and a young boy, that was born in his ol...
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And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.
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We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.
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And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face n...
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Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.
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And our father said: Go again, and buy us a little wheat.
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And we said to him: We cannot go: if our youngest brother go down with us, we will set out together:...
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Whereunto he answered: You know that my wife bore two.
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One went out, and you said: A beast devoured him: and hitherto he appeareth not.
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If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way you will bring down my gray hairs with so...
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Therefore if I shall go to thy servant our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life depende...
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And he shall see that he is not with us, he will die, and thy servants shall bring down his gray hai...
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Let me be tht proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not a...
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Therefore I thy servant will stay instead of the boy in the service of my lord, and let the boy go u...
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For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I be a witness of the calamity that will oppr...
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