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Myles Coverdale Bible
Genesis 44:7
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They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
And they said to him, "Why has my lord spoken according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
But the brothers said to the servant, "Why do you say these things? We would not do anything like that!
They answered him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
And they said to him, "Why does my lord say such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.
And they said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing.
But they replied, "Sir, why do you say such things? We would never do anything like that!
They replied, "Why does my lord speak this way? Heaven forbid that we should do such a thing!
And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!
But the brothers said to the servant, "Why does the governor say these things? We wouldn't do anything like that!
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
They said to him, Let not our lord speak such words. Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing;
They answered him, "What do you mean, sir, by talking like this? We swear that we have done no such thing.
They said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
And they said to him, Why should my lord speak according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do according to this word.
And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:
And they aunswered him: wherfore sayeth my Lorde suche wordes? God forbid that thy seruauntes should do so.
And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
And they said vnto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy seruants should doe according to this thing.
And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word.
And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do such a thing.
"Why does my lord say these things?" they asked. "Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
Whiche answeriden, Whi spekith oure lord so, that thi seruauntis han do so greet trespas?
and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;
And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your slaves that they should do such a thing.
And they said to him, Why saith my lord these words? Far be it from us that thy servants should do according to this thing:
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
And they said to him, "Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing.
"What are you talking about?" the brothers responded. "We are your servants and would never do such a thing!
And they said to him, "Why does my lord say these things? Your servants would never do such a thing.
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
And they said unto him, Wherefore should my lord speak such words as these? Far be thy servants, from doing such a thing as this!
And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
They said, "What is my master talking about? We would never do anything like that! Why, the money we found in our bags earlier, we brought back all the way from Canaan—do you think we'd turn right around and steal it back from your master? If that chalice is found on any of us, he'll die; and the rest of us will be your master's slaves."
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Genesis 34:25-31, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 37:18-32, Genesis 38:16-18, Joshua 22:22-29, 2 Samuel 20:20, 2 Kings 8:13, Proverbs 22:1, Ecclesiastes 7:1, Hebrews 13:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:8 - how then Joshua 22:29 - God forbid 1 Samuel 20:2 - God forbid 1 Kings 21:3 - The Lord 2 Corinthians 7:11 - clearing
Cross-References
And it chaunsed, that when Israel dwelt in that londe, Ruben wente and laye with Bilha his fathers concubyne, and that came to Israels eares. And Iacob had twolue sonnes.
Iuda sayde: What shall we saye vnto my lorde? or how shal we speake? and what excuse shal we make? God hath founde out ye wickednesse of thy seruauntes. Beholde, we and he, by whom the cuppe is founde, are my lordes seruauntes.
The stepte Iuda vnto him, and sayde: My lorde, let thy seruaunt speake one worde in thine eares my lorde, be not displesed at yi seruaunt also, for thou art eue as Pharao.
But we answered my lorde: The lad can not come from his father, yf he shulde come from him, he were but a deed man.
Then sayde oure father: Go youre waye agayne, and bye vs a litle foode.
Yf ye take this fro me also, and eny mysfortune happe him, then shal ye brynge my gray heer with sorowe downe vnto the graue.
then shall it come to passe, that yf he se not the lad there, he shal dye. So shal we thy seruauntes brynge the gray heer of thy seruaunt oure father with sorowe downe to the graue.
For I thy seruaunt became suertye for the lad vnto my father, and sayde: yf I brynge him not agayne, I will beare the blame all my lyfe longe.
Ioab answered and sayde: That be farre, that be farre fro me, that I shulde swalowe vp and destroye.
Hasael sayde: How so, is thy seruaunt a dogg, that he shulde do soch a greate thynge? Eliseus saide: The LORDE hath shewed me, yt thou shalt be kynge of Syria.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they said unto him, wherefore saith my lord these words?.... One of them, in the name of the rest, perhaps Judah, made answer, as astonished at the charge laid against them, suggesting that there was not the least foundation for it, and were quite surprised to hear anything of this kind alleged against them:
God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing; expressing the utmost detestation of such a fact, as being what they could never be guilty of.
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.
