Genesis 44:18

Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.

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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

17Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.

19My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?

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Cross References

Genesis 18:30And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said, I will not do it if there are thirty.

Genesis 37:6And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

Genesis 41:44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.

2 Samuel 14:12Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.

Job 33:31Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.

Proverbs 19:12The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

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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