Genesis 44:18

And Judah drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let thy servant speak a word before thee, and be not angry with thy servant, for thou art next to Pharaoh.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

In Context

17And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this thing; the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye go up with safety to your father.

19Sir, thou askedst thy servants, saying, Have ye a father or a brother?

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Cross References

Genesis 18:30And he said, Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty’s sake.

Genesis 37:6And he said to them, Hear this dream which I have dreamed.

Genesis 41:44And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; without thee no one shall lift up his hand on all the land of Egypt.

2 Samuel 14:12And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Job 33:31Hearken, Job, and hear me: 1 Be silent, and I will speak. 1

Proverbs 19:12The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; 1 But as dew on the grass, so is his favor. 1

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 →

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