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Genesis 44:15

Joseph

13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

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?

16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
KJV
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?
WEB
Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
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?
BLB
And Joseph said to them, “What deed [is] this that you⁺ have done? Did you⁺ not know that a man such as I, surely divines?”
ÅB
Da sa Josef til dem: Hva er det for noe dere har gjort? Visste dere ikke at en mann som jeg kan spå?
OTB
Josef spurte dem, “Hva er denne gjerningen dere har gjort? Vet dere ikke at en mann som jeg virkelig kan praktisere spådom?”
B1930
Da sa Josef til dem: Hvad er det for noget I har gjort? Visste I ikke at en mann som jeg kan spå?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 44:4–5

    And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

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  • Genesis 3:13

    And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

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  • Genesis 39:8

    But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

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  • Genesis 21:26

    And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

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  • Genesis 4:10

    And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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  • Exodus 32:1

    And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

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