Genesis 44:7
And they said unto him, Wherefore will my lord speak such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do any thing like this.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
6And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these same words.
Cross References
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Genesis 38:16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; [for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.] And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
2 Samuel 20:20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should destroy or ruin.
Proverbs 22:1A good name is preferable to abundant riches, and good grace, to silver and to gold.
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 →