At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.

Genesis 44:2
Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, along with the silver for his grain." So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.

Genesis 44:4
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, "Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.