Genesis 44:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.”

Genesis 44:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 44:5 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 44:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’””

Genesis 44:5 — World English Bible

Genesis 44:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.”

Genesis 44:5 — American Standard Version

Genesis 44:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil <FI>in<Fi> that which ye have done.'”

Genesis 44:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 44:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Is not this [it] in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil [in] what ye have done.”

Genesis 44:5 — Darby Translation

Genesis 44:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Is that not the cuppe, wherein my Lord drinketh? and in the which he doeth deuine and prophecie? ye haue done euill in so doing.”

Genesis 44:5 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 44:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Is this not that from which my lord drinks, and he certainly divines with it? You have done evil in what you have done.'"”

Genesis 44:5 — The Living Sword

Genesis 44:5 in Context — Genesis 44

3 Venida la mañana, los hombres fueron despedidos con sus asnos.

4 Habiendo ellos salido de la ciudad, [de la] que aun no se habían alejado, dijo José á su mayordomo: Levántate, y sigue á esos hombres; y cuando los alcanzares, diles: ¿Por qué habéis vuelto mal por bien?

5 ¿No es ésta en la que bebe mi señor, y por la que suele adivinar? habéis hecho mal en lo que hicisteis.

6 Y como él los alcanzó, díjoles estas palabras.

7 Y ellos le respondieron: ¿Por qué dice mi señor tales cosas? Nunca tal hagan tus siervos.

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What Does Genesis 44:5 Mean?

Genesis 44:5 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 44. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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