Genesis 44:7

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לָמָּה יְדַבֵּר אֲדֹנִי כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלִילָה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

In Context

6וַֽיַּשִּׂגֵם וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אֶת ־ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה ׃

8הֵן כֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר מָצָאנוּ בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ הֱשִׁיבֹנוּ אֵלֶיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְאֵיךְ נִגְנֹב מִבֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ כֶּסֶף אוֹ זָהָֽב ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 35:22וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת ־ בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵֽל פ וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי ־ יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר ׃

Genesis 38:16וַיֵּט אֵלֶיהָ אֶל ־ הַדֶּרֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הָֽבָה ־ נָּא אָבוֹא אֵלַיִךְ כִּי לֹא יָדַע כִּי כַלָּתוֹ הִוא וַתֹּאמֶר מַה ־ תִּתֶּן ־ לִּי כִּי תָבוֹא אֵלָֽי ׃

2 Samuel 20:20וַיַּעַן יוֹאָב וַיֹּאמַר חָלִילָה חָלִילָה לִי אִם ־ אֲבַלַּע וְאִם ־ אַשְׁחִֽית ׃

Proverbs 22:1נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב ׃

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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