Bible in Basic English
"And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible."
— Genesis 44:10, Bible in Basic English
“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.”
“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. ”
“He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."”
“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.””
“And he said to them: Let it be according to your sentence: with whomsoever it shall be found, let him be my servant, and you shall be blameless.”
“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.”
And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?
If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.
And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.