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them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, and said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: and it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. And he said, Peace be to you, fear not your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. And the man brought the men unto Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. And he asked them of

their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. And Joseph made haste, for his heart did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. And he took and sent messes unto them from before him but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

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. 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. As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

And when they were gone out of the city, and 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? Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 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. Then they

speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? 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 m servants, both we, and he also with whom th found. And he said, God forbid that I sho so: but the man in whose hand the cup is fo shall be my servant; and as for you, get you peace unto your father.

HAPHTARAH YR (MEKETS).

FROM THE 3rd CHAPTER OF KINGS I.

And Solomon came to Jerusalem and stood the ark of the covenant of the Lord and offer burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings and a feast to all his servants. And there cam women unto the king and stood before him. the one woman said, O my lord, I and this w dwell in one house. And it came to pass had a son, and three days afterwards she als a son. And this woman's child died in the and she arose at midnight and took my living from beside me while I slept, and laid her dead beside me. And when I rose in the mornin hold, the child was dead, and when I consider behold, it was not my son. And the woman Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead son. And this said, No;

and the living is my son.

but the dead is thy Thus they spake b

the king. Then said the king, The one saith, is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead

the king said, Divide the living child ive half to the one, and half to the spake the woman whose the living child king, O my lord, give her the living no wise slay it. But the other said, either mine nor thine, but divide it. g answered and said, Give her the living - no wise slay it: she is the mother nd all Israel heard of the judgment ing had judged; and they feared the ey saw that the wisdom of God was in dgment.

RTION (VAY-YEEGASH).

CHAPTER XLIV.

lah came near unto him, and said, Oh thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word ear, and let not thine anger burn against for thou art even as Pharaoh. My his servants, saying, Have ye a father, r? And we said unto my lord, We have old man, and a child of his old age, a and his brother is dead, and he alone is nother, and his father loveth him. And unto thy servants, Bring him down unto may set mine eyes upon him. And we my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: hould leave his father, his father would thou saidst unto thy servants Fycent