This Work is printed at the expense of, and published for, "THE SOCIETY FOR PRINTING AND PUBLISHING THE WRITINGS OF EMANUEL SWEDENBORG, INSTITUTED IN LONDON IN THE YEAR 1810." THE HEAVENLY MYSTERIES CONTAINED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURE, OR WORD OF THE LORD, UNFOLDED, IN AN EXPOSITION OF GENESIS AND EXODUS: TOGETHER WITH A RELATION OF WONDERFUL THINGS SEEN IN THE WORLD OF SPIRITS AND BY EMANUEL SWEDENBORG. BEING A TRANSLATION OF HIS WORK ENTITLED "ARCANA CELESTIA QUE IN SCRIPTURA SACRA, SEU VERBO DOMINI SUNT, DETECTA; HIC LETA Matthew vi. 33. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. GENESIS. CHAPTER THE FORTY-FOURTH. 1. AND he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the wallets of the men with food, as much as they can carry, and put every one's silver in the mouth of his wallet. 2. And my cup, the silver cup, put in the mouth of the wallet of the youngest, and the silver of his corn. And he did according to the word which Joseph spake. 3. In the morning it was light they and their asses. and the men were sent away, 4. They went forth from the city, not being far off and Joseph said unto him who was over his house, Arise, follow after the men, and overtake them, and say unto them, Wherefore do ye recompense evil for good? 5. Is it not that in which my lord drinketh? and in which divining he divineth? Ye have ill done what ye have done. 6. And he overtook them, and spake unto them these words. 7. And they said unto him, Wherefore doth my lord speak according to these words? Far be it from thy servants to do according to this word. 8. Behold, the silver, which we found in the mouth of our wallets, we brought again unto thee from the land of Canaan ; and how should we steal out of the house of thy lord silver or gold? 9. He with whom it is found of thy servants, let him die, and we also will be to my lord for servants. 10. And he said, Now also according unto your words, so be it he with whom it is found shall be my servant, and ye shall be guiltless. 11. And they hastened, and caused to descend every one his wallet to the earth: and they opened every one his wallet. 12. And he searched; in the eldest he began, and in the youngest he left off: and the cup was found in Benjamin's wallet. 13 And they rended their garments; and every one laded upon his ass, and they returned to the city. 14. And Judah and his brethren went into the house of Joseph; and he, yet he was there and they fell before him to the earth. : 15. And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this which ye |