“And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.”
Very well, then, he said, let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it will become my slave; the rest of you will be free from blame. The steward modifies the proposed penalty — only the guilty one becomes a slave, the rest go free. The modification is the key to the test: when Benjamin is found to have the cup, will the brothers use this modification to go free and leave Benjamin behind? The application: the condition that allows the brothers to go free while Benjamin stays is the condition that tests whether they will repeat the abandonment of Joseph.
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