Verse 17
Genesis 44:17
Young's Literal Translation
17
and he saith, 'Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָ/ה לִּ֔/י מֵ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת זֹ֑את הָ/אִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִמְצָ֨א הַ/גָּבִ֜יעַ בְּ/יָד֗/וֹ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶה לִּ֣/י עָ֔בֶד וְ/אַתֶּ֕ם עֲל֥וּ לְ/שָׁל֖וֹם אֶל אֲבִי/כֶֽם
English Translation
And he said, "Far be it from me to do this! The man from whom the cup was found, he shall be my servant; but you, go up in peace to your father."
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Chapter 44 Context
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And he commandeth him who [is] over his house, saying, 'Fill the bags of the men [with] food, as the...
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and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-mon...
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The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses --
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they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who [is]...
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Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil...
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And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,
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and they say unto him, 'Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants...
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lo, the money which we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back unto thee from the land of Can...
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with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.'
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And he saith, 'Now, also, according to your words, so it [is]; he with whom it is found becometh my...
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and they hasten and take down each his bag to the earth, and each openeth his bag;
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and he searcheth -- at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed -- and the cu...
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and they rend their garments, and each ladeth his ass, and they turn back to the city.
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14
And Judah -- his brethren also -- cometh in unto the house of Joseph, and he is yet there, and they...
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and Joseph saith to them, 'What [is] this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like...
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And Judah saith, 'What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what -- do we justify ourselves?...
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and he saith, 'Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becom...
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And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, 'O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word i...
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My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?
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and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and hi...
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'And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;
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and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, th...
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and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see m...
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'And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the...
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and our father saith, Turn back, buy for us a little food,
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and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for...
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'And thy servant my father saith unto us, Ye -- ye have known that two did my wife bare to me,
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and the one goeth out from me, and I say, Surely he is torn -- torn! and I have not seen him since;
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when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down...
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'And now, at my coming in unto thy servant my father, and the youth not with us (and his soul is bou...
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then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants h...
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for thy servant obtained the youth by surety from my father, saying, If I bring him not in unto thee...
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'And now, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the youth a servant to my lord, and the you...
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for how do I go up unto my father, and the youth not with me? lest I look on the evil which doth fin...
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