⁴ They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his ^(A)steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?^[a]

¹⁶ When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ^(A)steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make ready, for the men are to dine with me at noon.”