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Genesis 44:15
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Yosef said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
Then Joseph said to them, "What is this deed that you have done? Did you not know that a man who is like me surely practices divination?"
Joseph said to them, "What have you done? Didn't you know that a man like me can learn things by signs and dreams?"
Joseph said to them, "What did you think you were doing? Don't you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?"
Joseph spoke harshly to them, "What is this thing that you have done? Do you not realize that such a man as I can indeed practice divination and foretell [everything you do without outside knowledge of it]?"
Joseph said to them, "What is this thing that you have done? Do you not know that a man who is like me can indeed practice divination?"
Then Ioseph sayd vnto them, What acte is this, which ye haue done? know ye not that such a man as I, can deuine and prophecie?
And Joseph said to them, "What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed interpret omens?"
who asked them, "What have you done? Didn't you know I could find out?"
(S: Maftir) Yosef said to them, "How could you do such a thing? Don't you know that a man such as myself can learn the truth by divination?"
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?
Joseph said to them, "Why have you done this? Didn't you know that I have a special way of learning secrets? No one is better at this than I am!"
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?
and Joseph said, "What have you done? Didn't you know that a man in my position could find you out by practicing divination?"
“What is this you have done?” Joseph said to them. “Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination?”
And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which you have done? Did you not know that a man like me would practice divination?
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?
And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
And Ioseph sayde vnto them: what deede is this that ye haue done? Wote ye not that suche a man as I do consult with propheciers?
And Joseph said unto them: 'What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?'
And Ioseph said vnto them, What deed is this that ye haue done? wote ye not, that such a man as I can certainely diuine?
And Joseph said to them, What is this thing that ye have done? know ye not that a man such as I can surely divine?
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?
"What is this deed you have done?" Joseph declared. "Did you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?"
To whiche he seide, Whi wolden ye do so? whether ye witen not, that noon is lijk me in the kunnyng of dyuinyng?
and Joseph saith to them, `What [is] this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'
And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? don't you know that a man such as I can indeed use magic [to find out]?
And Joseph said to them, What deed [is] this that ye have done? knew ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"
And Joseph said to them, "What deed is this you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?"
"What have you done?" Joseph demanded. "Don't you know that a man like me can predict the future?"
Joseph said to them, "What is this that you have done? Did you not know that a man like me has power to know what is not known by others?"
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that one such as I can practice divination?"
And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I, can even divine?
And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"
Joseph accused them: "How can you have done this? You have to know that a man in my position would have discovered this."
Joseph said to them, "What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed practice divination?"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What: Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:5, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:10
wot ye not: Genesis 21:26, Genesis 39:8, Exodus 32:1
divine: or, make trial, Genesis 44:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:18 - General Proverbs 16:10 - A divine sentence Acts 3:17 - wot Romans 11:2 - Wot
Cross-References
And the LORDE God sayde vnto the woman: wherfore hast thou done this? The woman sayde: the serpent disceaued me so, that I ate.
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.
Then answered Abimelech: I knewe not who dyd it, nether dyddest thou tell me, and I haue not herde of it but this daye.
But he denyed, and saide vnto her: Beholde, my master knoweth not what is in ye house, and all that he hath, that hath he put vnder my hande.
But whan they were out of the cite, and not come farre, Ioseph sayde to the ruler of his house: Vp, and folowe after the me, and whan thou ouertakest them, saie vnto them: Wherfore haue ye rewarded euell for good?
Is not that it, that my lorde drynketh out of? and that he prophecieth withall? It is euell done of you, that ye haue done.
But whan the people sawe that Moses made loge taryenge to come downe fro the mount, they gathered the together agaynst Aaron, & sayde vnto him: Vp, and make vs goddes, to go before vs, for we can not tell what is become of this man Moses, that brought vs out of Egipte.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Joseph said unto them, what deed is this ye have done?.... An action so wicked, base, and ungrateful, attended with such aggravated circumstances, that it can scarcely be said how bad a one it is, and may be well wondered at, that men who had received such favours could ever be guilty of; this he said, putting on a stern countenance, and seemingly in great anger and wrath:
wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? either that he could divine himself, though not by the cup, of which here no mention is made, but in some other way used by the Egyptians; or that he had diviners with him, as Aben Ezra, with whom he could consult, to find out the person that took the cup; or surely they must needs think that such a man as he, who had such great knowledge of things, natural and political, and whose name was Zaphnathpaaneah, a revealer of secrets, would be able to search into and find out an affair of this kind;
:-; and they might well conclude, that a man so sagacious and penetrating would easily conjecture who were the persons that took away his cup, even the strangers that had dined with him so lately, and therefore could never expect to go off with it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
- The Ten Brothers Were Tested
Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himself. He resolves to put their attachment to Benjamin, and the genuineness of their change of disposition, to a test that will at the same time expose Benjamin to no hazard.
Genesis 44:1-5
And my cup. - Besides returning each manâs money as before, a silver cup of Josephâs is put in Benjaminâs bag, after which, when daylight comes, they are dismissed. They are scarcely out of the town when Josephâs steward is ordered to overtake them, and charge them with stealing the cup. âAnd whereby indeed he divineth.â Divining by cups, we learn from this, was a common custom in Egypt (Herodotus ii. 83). It is here mentioned to enhance the value of the cup. Whether Joseph really practised any sort of divination cannot be determined from this passage.
Genesis 44:6-12
The cup is found in Benjaminâs bag. âSpake unto them these words.â The words of Joseph, supplying of course the mention of the cup which is expressed in the text only by the pronoun this. âWe brought back to thee.â Silver that we might have retained, and to which you made no claim when we tendered it, we brought back. How or why should we therefore, steal silver? âNow also according to your words let it be.â He adopts their terms with a mitigation. He with whom the cup is found shall become a slave for life, and the rest be acquitted. The steward searches from the oldest to the youngest. The cup is found where it was put.
Genesis 44:13-17
âThey rent their garments;â the natural token of a sorrow that knows no remedy. âAnd Judah went.â He had pledged himself for the safety of Benjamin to his father. And he was yet there; awaiting no doubt the result which he anticipated. âThey fell before him on the earth.â It is no longer a bending of the head or bowing of the body, but the posture of deepest humiliation. How deeply that early dream penetrated into the stern reality! âWot ye not that such a man as I doth certainly divine?â Joseph keeps up the show of resentment for a little longer, and brings out from Judah the most pathetic plea of its kind that ever was uttered. âThe God,â the great and only God, âhath found out the iniquity of thy servants;â in our dark and treacherous dealing with our brother. âBehold, we are servants to my lord.â He resigns himself and all to perpetual bondage, as the doom of a just God upon their still-remembered crime. âHe shall be my servant; and ye, go up in peace to your father.â Now is the test applied with the nicest adjustment. Now is the moment of agony and suspense to Joseph. Will my brothers prove true? says he within himself. Will Judah prove adequate to the occasion? say we. His pleading with his father augured well.
Verse 18-34
âAnd Judah came near unto him.â He is going to surrender himself as a slave for life, that Benjamin may go home with his brothers, who are permitted to depart. âLet thy servant now speak a word in the ears of my lord.â There is nothing here but respectful calmness of demeanor. âAnd let not thine anger burn against thy servant.â He intuitively feels that the grand vizier is a man of like feelings with himself. He will surmount the distinction of rank, and stand with him on the ground of a common humanity. âFor so art thou as Pharaoh.â Thou hast power to grant or withhold my request. This forms, the exordium of the speech. Then follows the plea. This consists in a simple statement of the facts, which Judah expects to have its native effect upon a rightly-constituted heart. We will not touch this statement, except to explain two or three expressions. A young lad - a comparative youth. âLet me set mine eyes upon himâ - regard him with favor and kindness. âHe shall leave his father and he shall die.â If he were to leave his father, his father would die. Such is the natural interpretation of these words, as the paternal affection is generally stronger than the filial. âAnd now let thy servant now abide instead of the lad a servant to my lord.â Such is the humble and earnest petition of Judah. He calmly and firmly sacrifices home, family, and birthright, rather than see an aged father die of a broken heart.
