Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.” "
— Genesis 44:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.”
“With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen. ”
“With whoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants."”
“If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves!””
“With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.”
“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.”
“With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.”
He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.
And they responded: “Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?
The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?
Whichever of your servants will be found to have what you seek, may he die, and we shall be the servants of my lord.”
And he said to them: “Let it be according to your verdict. With whomever it will be found, let him be my servant, but you will be unharmed.”
And so, they quickly placed their sacks down to the ground, and each one was opened.
And when he had searched, beginning with the oldest, all the way to the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.