KJV ORIGINAL
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
If any of your servants has it, let that person die, and the rest of us will become your slaves.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The brothers are making a rash promise, saying that whoever stole the cup should die and they'll all become slaves.
📚 Historical Context
Joseph's brothers are responding to the accusation that one of them stole Joseph's silver cup from his house. They are so confident of their innocence that they make this extreme oath. This occurs during their second trip to Egypt to buy grain during the famine, not knowing that the Egyptian official is actually their brother Joseph whom they had sold into slavery years earlier.
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