Genesis 44:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
Genesis 44:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 44:7 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 44:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 44:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!”
Genesis 44:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 44:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.”
Genesis 44:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 44:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;”
Genesis 44:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 44:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!”
Genesis 44:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 44:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.”
Genesis 44:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 44:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And they said to him, "Why does my lord speak according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do according to this thing.”
Genesis 44:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 44:7 in Context — Genesis 44
5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
8 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?
9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
What Does Genesis 44:7 Mean?
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