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16 And Yehudah said, What shall we say unto adoni? What shall we speak? Or how hall we clear ourselves? HaElohim hath found out the avon (iniquity) of thy avadim; look at us, we are now avadim la’adoni, both we, and he also with whom the gevi’a (cup) is found.

17 And he [Yosef] said, Chalilah that I should do so; but the ish in whose yad the gevi’a is found, he shall be to me eved; and as for you, go back in shalom unto avichem.

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18 Then Yehudah came near unto him, and said, Oh, adoni, let thy eved speak now a davar in oznei adoni, and let not thine anger burn against thy eved; for thou art even like Pharaoh.

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16 “What can we say to my lord?(A)” Judah(B) replied. “What can we say? How can we prove our innocence?(C) God has uncovered your servants’(D) guilt. We are now my lord’s slaves(E)—we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup.(F)

17 But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing!(G) Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave.(H) The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.”(I)

18 Then Judah(J) went up to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(K) let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry(L) with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

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