Genesis 44:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?”
Genesis 44:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 44:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 44:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?”
Genesis 44:4 — World English Bible
Genesis 44:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? ”
Genesis 44:4 — American Standard Version
Genesis 44:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“they have gone out of the city--they have not gone far off--and Joseph hath said to him who <FI>is<Fi> over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?”
Genesis 44:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 44:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good? ”
Genesis 44:4 — Darby Translation
Genesis 44:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when they went out of the citie not farre off, Ioseph sayd to his stewarde, Vp, follow after the men: and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?”
Genesis 44:4 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 44:4 in Context — Genesis 44
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, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
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.
What Does Genesis 44:4 Mean?
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