Genesis 44:5

Plain English Version

That cup is really special. My boss drinks from that cup, and he uses it to find out things that will happen later on. But you mob stole that cup. That was a really wrong thing to do.’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 30:27

But Laban said, “Please listen to me. I’m asking you to stay here with me. You see, Yahweh your God is only good to me when you are here. I learned that by magic.

Genesis 44:15

Joseph still wanted to trick them, so he said to them, “You know, I’m a very powerful man. I can do magic to find out things that nobody else knows. So I know that you mob stole my silver cup. Why did you do that bad thing?”

Genesis 44:6

So Joseph’s worker chased those men until he caught up with them. Then he talked to those men, and he said those things that Joseph told him to say.