Genesis 44:7
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith adoni these words? Chalilah (far be it) that thy avadim should do according to this thing;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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In Context
6And he overtook them, and he spoke unto them these same devarim.
Cross References
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass, when Yisroel dwelt in that land, that Reuven went and lay with Bilhah pilegesh aviv and Yisroel heard it. Now the Bnei Ya'akov were Sheneym Asar (Twelve);
Genesis 38:16And he turned unto her by the derech, and said, Come now, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his shnur [daughter-in-law]). And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
2 Samuel 20:20And Yoav answered and said, Chalilah (far be it), chalilah from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Proverbs 22:1A shem tov is rather to be desired than osher rav, 1 and chen (grace) rather than kesef and zahav. 1
Hebrews 13:18Daven tefillos for us, for we are persuaded that we have a clear matzpun (conscience) in everything, wishing to conduct ourselves commendably in all things.
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 →