Genesis 44:8

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

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?

In Context

7וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לָמָּה יְדַבֵּר אֲדֹנִי כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלִילָה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה ׃

9אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ מֵעֲבָדֶיךָ וָמֵת וְגַם ־ אֲנַחְנוּ נִֽהְיֶה לַֽאדֹנִי לַעֲבָדִֽים ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 42:27וַיִּפְתַּח הָאֶחָד אֶת ־ שַׂקּוֹ לָתֵת מִסְפּוֹא לַחֲמֹרוֹ בַּמָּלוֹן וַיַּרְא אֶת ־ כַּסְפּוֹ וְהִנֵּה ־ הוּא בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ ׃

Genesis 43:12וְכֶסֶף מִשְׁנֶה קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם וְאֶת ־ הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּשָׁב בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם תָּשִׁיבוּ בְיֶדְכֶם אוּלַי מִשְׁגֶּה הֽוּא ׃

Genesis 43:21וַֽיְהִי כִּי ־ בָאנוּ אֶל ־ הַמָּלוֹן וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה אֶת ־ אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ וְהִנֵּה כֶֽסֶף ־ אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּמִשְׁקָלוֹ וַנָּשֶׁב אֹתוֹ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ ׃

Exodus 20:15לֹא תִּֿגְנֹֽב ׃ ס

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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