Genesis 44:15

And Joseph said to them, What work is this which you have done? Did you not know that a man like me divining can divine?

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

In Context

14And Jehuda entered and his brothers into Joseph’s house, for he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground.

16And Jehuda said to him, What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? How shall we be justified? Before the lord there is sin found in thy servants. Behold, we are the servants of my lord; we also and he in whose hand the chalice hath been found.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:13And the Lord God said to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent led me astray, and I did eat.

Genesis 21:26And Abimelek said, I knew not if this thing had been done, and thou also hadst not shown me, nor have I heard, but this day.

Genesis 44:4They had not gone far from the city, when Joseph said to him who was set over his house, Arise, follow after the men, and overtake them, and say to them, Why have you rendered evil for good?

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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