KJV ORIGINAL
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Isn't this the cup my master drinks from, and the one he uses for telling the future? You have done a terrible thing by taking it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing Joseph's steward accusing the brothers of stealing Joseph's special silver cup that was used for drinking and divination.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Joseph's elaborate test of his brothers in Egypt, where he had secretly placed his silver cup in Benjamin's sack. In ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, divination cups were commonly used by rulers and priests to interpret omens by observing liquid patterns or oil movements in the cup.
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