1And Pentephris was persuaded by her words, and commanded the merchant to be brought, and said unto him: What is this that I hear 'concerning thee', that thou stealest persons out of the land of Canaan, and sellest them for slaves?
2But the merchant fell at his feet, and besought him, saying: I beseech thee, my lord, I know not what thou sayest.
3And Pentephris said unto him: Whence, then, is the Hebrew slave? And he said: The Ishmaelites entrusted him to me until they should return.
4But he believed him not, but commanded him to be stripped and beaten. And when he persisted in this statement, Pentephris said: Let the youth be brought.