Genesis 44:9

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

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.

In Context

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

10וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם ־ עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן ־ הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה ־ לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּֽם ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 43:18וַיִּֽירְאוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים כִּי הֽוּבְאוּ בֵּית יוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַל ־ דְּבַר הַכֶּסֶף הַשָּׁב בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ בַּתְּחִלָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מֽוּבָאִים לְהִתְגֹּלֵל עָלֵינוּ וּלְהִתְנַפֵּל עָלֵינוּ וְלָקַחַת אֹתָנוּ לַעֲבָדִים וְאֶת ־ חֲמֹרֵֽינוּ ׃

Job 31:38אִם ־ עָלַי אַדְמָתִי תִזְעָק וְיַחַד תְּלָמֶיהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן ׃

Psalms 7:4יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אִם ־ עָשִׂיתִי זֹאת אִֽם ־ יֶשׁ ־ עָוֶל בְּכַפָּֽי ׃

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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