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Genesis 44:7

5 Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

6 When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.

“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

9 If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

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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
“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
KJV
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
WEB
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!
ASV
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.
DARBY
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!
BLB
And they said to him, “Why does my lord speak according to these words? Far be it to your servants from doing according to this word.
ÅB
Da sa de til ham: Hvorfor taler min herre slik? Det være langt fra dine tjenere å gjøre noe slikt!
OTB
De svarte, “Hvorfor taler min herre slike ord? Det være langt fra dine tjenere å gjøre en slik ting!
B1930
Da sa de til ham: Hvorfor taler min herre således? Det være langt fra dine tjenere å gjøre noget slikt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 38:16–18

    Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

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  • Hebrews 13:18

    Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

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  • Genesis 35:22

    While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

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  • Genesis 34:25–31

    Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

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  • 2 Kings 8:13

    “But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

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  • Joshua 22:22–29

    “The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:20

    “Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

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  • Genesis 37:18–32

    Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

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