Genesis 44:7
And they aunswered him: wherfore sayeth my Lorde suche wordes? God forbid that thy seruauntes should do so.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
6And when he ouertoke them, he sayd the same wordes vnto them.
Cross References
Genesis 35:22And as Israel dwelt in that land, Ruben went and lay with Bilha his fathers concubine: And it came to Israels eare. The sonnes of Iacob were twelue in number.
Genesis 38:16And he turned to her vnto the way, & sayde, Come I praye thee, let me lye with thee. (For he knewe not that it was his daughter in law.) And she answered: What wylt thou geue me for to lye with thee?
Proverbs 22:1A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour [is better] then siluer and golde.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 44:2-18
Joseph's Policy. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up,… Read the whole commentary →