And so it was done to them. And they
laded their asses with the corn and departed thence. And as one of
them opened his sack, for to give his ass provender in the Inn, he
spied his money in his sack's mouth. And he said unto his
brethren: my money is restored me again, and is even in my sack's
mouth. Then their hearts failed them, and were astonied and said
one to another: how cometh it that God dealeth thus with us? And
they came unto Iacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and
told him all that had happened them saying: The lord of the land
spake roughly to us, and took us for spies to search the country.
And we said unto him: we mean truly and are no spies. We be twelve
brethren sons of our father, one is away, and the youngest is now
with our father in the land of Canaan. And the lord of the country
said unto us: hereby shall I know if ye mean truly: leave one of
your brethren here with me, and take food necessary for your
households and get you away, and bring your youngest brother unto
me; And thereby shall I know that ye are no spies, but mean truly:
So will I deliver you your brother again, and ye shall occupy in
the land. And as they emptied their sacks, behold: every man's
bundle of money was in his sack.
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