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Genesis 44:9

7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.

10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

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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
If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
KJV
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
WEB
With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
ASV
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord`s bondmen.
DARBY
With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.
BLB
With whomever of your servants it is found, then he shall die, and also we will be to my lord as servants.”
ÅB
Den av dine tjenere som det finnes hos, han skal dø, og vi andre skal være min herres slaver.
OTB
Hvis noen av dine tjenere finnes med det, skal han dø, og vi andre skal bli min herres slaver.”
B1930
Den av dine tjenere som det finnes hos, han skal dø, og vi andre skal være min herres træler.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 31:32

    With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

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  • Genesis 43:18

    And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

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  • Job 31:38–40

    If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

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  • Psalms 7:3–5

    O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

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  • Genesis 44:16

    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.

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  • Acts 25:11

    For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.

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