Genesis 44:1

AMP: 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 [grain] money in the mouth of the sack.

ASV: 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.

BSB: Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

DARBY: And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry; and put every man's money in the mouth of his sack.

DRA: And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they can hold: and put the money of every one in the top of his sack.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 44:2

AMP: Put my [personal] cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his grain money.” And the steward did as Joseph had told him.

ASV: And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack`s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

BSB: Put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.”So the steward did as Joseph had instructed.

DARBY: And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and his grain-money. And he did according to the word of Joseph which he had spoken.

DRA: And in the mouth of the younger's sack put my silver cup, and the price which he gave for the wheat. And it was so done.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 44:3

AMP: As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

ASV: As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

BSB: At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.

DARBY: In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

DRA: And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.

KJV: As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

Genesis 44:4

AMP: When they had left the city, and were not yet far away, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil [to us] for good [paid to you]?

ASV: [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?

BSB: They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

DARBY: 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?

DRA: And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way; Joseph sendingfor the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?

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 44:5

AMP: Is this not my lord’s drinking cup and the one which he uses for divination? You have done [a great and unforgivable] wrong in doing this.’ ”

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

BSB: Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

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

DRA: The cup which you have stolen is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.

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

Genesis 44:6

AMP: So the steward overtook them and he said these words to them.

ASV: And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words.

BSB: When the steward overtook them, he relayed these words to them.

DARBY: And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.

DRA: He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words.

KJV: And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

Genesis 44:7

AMP: They said to him, “Why does my lord speak these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

ASV: 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.

BSB: “Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

DARBY: 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!

DRA: And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?

KJV: And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Genesis 44:8

AMP: Please remember, the money which we found in the mouths of our sacks we have brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Is it likely then that we would steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

ASV: 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?

BSB: We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

DARBY: Behold, the money that we found in our sacks' mouths we have brought again to thee from the land of Canaan; and how should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

DRA: The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord's house, gold or silver?\

KJV: 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?

Genesis 44:9

AMP: With whomever of your servants your master’s cup is found, let him die, and the rest of us will be my lord’s slaves.”

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

BSB: If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”

DARBY: With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

DRA: With whomsoever of thy servants shall be found that which thou seekest, let him die, and we will be the bondmen of my lord.

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

Genesis 44:10

AMP: And the steward said, “Now let it be as you say; he with whom the cup is found will be my slave, but the rest of you shall be blameless.”

ASV: And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.

BSB: “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”

DARBY: And he said, Now also [let] it [be] according to your words: let him with whom it is found be my bondman, but ye shall be blameless.

DRA: And he said to them: Let it be according to your sentence: with whomsoever it shall be found, let him be my servant, and you shall be blameless.

KJV: And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

Genesis 44:11

AMP: Then every man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and each man opened his sack [confident the cup would not be found among them].

ASV: Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

BSB: So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

DARBY: And they hasted and laid down every man his sack on the ground, and opened every man his sack.

DRA: Them they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack.

KJV: Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

Genesis 44:12

AMP: The steward searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

ASV: And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin`s sack.

BSB: The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest — and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

DARBY: And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

DRA: Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.

KJV: And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

Genesis 44:13

AMP: Then they tore their clothes [in grief]; and after each man had loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.

ASV: Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

BSB: Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.

DARBY: Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they returned to the city.

DRA: Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.

KJV: Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

Genesis 44:14

AMP: When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.

ASV: And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph`s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

BSB: When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.

DARBY: And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.

DRA: And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph, (for he was not yet gone out of the place, ) and they altogether fell down before him on the ground.

KJV: And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

Genesis 44:15

AMP: Joseph spoke harshly to them, “What is this thing that you have done? Do you not realize that such a man as I can indeed practice divination and foretell [everything you do without outside knowledge of it]?”

ASV: And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?

BSB: “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”

DARBY: And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

DRA: And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.

KJV: And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

Genesis 44:16

AMP: So Judah said, “What can we say to my lord? What can we reply? Or how can we clear ourselves, since God has exposed the sin and guilt of your servants? Behold, we are my lord’s slaves, the rest of us as well as he with whom the cup is found.”

ASV: And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord`s bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.

BSB: “What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves— both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

DARBY: And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.

DRA: And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.

KJV: And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

Genesis 44:17

AMP: But Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do that; but the man in whose hand the cup has been found, he will be my servant; and as for [the rest of] you, get up and go in peace to your father.”

ASV: And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

BSB: But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

DARBY: And he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.

DRA: Joseph answered: God forbid that should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondman: and go you away free to your father.

KJV: And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

Genesis 44:18

AMP: Then Judah approached him, and said, “O my lord, please let your servant say a word to you in private, and do not let your anger blaze against your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh [so I speak as if directly to him].

ASV: Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord`s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

BSB: Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

DARBY: Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

DRA: Then Juda coming hearer, said boldly: I beseech thee, my lord, let thy servant speak a word in thy ears,and be not angry with thy servant: for after Pharao thou art,

KJV: Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Genesis 44:19

AMP: My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’

ASV: My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

BSB: My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’

DARBY: My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

DRA: My lord. Thou didst ask thy servants the first time: Have you a father or a brother?

KJV: My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

Genesis 44:20

AMP: We said to my lord, ‘We have an old father and a young [brother, Benjamin, the] child of his old age. Now his brother [Joseph] is dead, and he alone is left of [the two sons born of] his mother, and his father loves him.’

ASV: And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him.

BSB: And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

DARBY: And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, [yet] young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.

DRA: And we answered thee, my lord: We have a father an old man, and a young boy, that was born in his old age; whose brother by the mother is dead: and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him tenderly.

KJV: And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

Genesis 44:21

AMP: Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that I may actually see him.’

ASV: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

BSB: Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

DARBY: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

DRA: And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.

KJV: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Genesis 44:22

AMP: But we said to my lord, ‘The young man cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’

ASV: And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

BSB: So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

DARBY: And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, [his father] would die.

DRA: We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die.

KJV: And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

Genesis 44:23

AMP: You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you shall not see my face again.’

ASV: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

BSB: But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’

DARBY: And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

DRA: And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more.

KJV: And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Genesis 44:24

AMP: So when we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.

ASV: And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

BSB: Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.

DARBY: And it came to pass when we came up to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

DRA: Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.

KJV: And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Genesis 44:25

AMP: Our father said, ‘Go back [to Egypt], and buy us a little food.’

ASV: And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

BSB: Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us some food.’

DARBY: And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.

DRA: And our father said: Go again, and buy us a little wheat.

KJV: And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

Genesis 44:26

AMP: But we said, ‘We cannot go down [to Egypt]. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down [there]; for we [were sternly told that we] cannot see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’

ASV: And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man`s face, expect our youngest brother be with us.

BSB: But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’

DARBY: But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.

DRA: And we said to him: We cannot go: if our youngest brother go down with us, we will set out together: otherwise, without him we dare not see the man's face.

KJV: And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.

Genesis 44:27

AMP: Your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife [Rachel] bore me [only] two sons.

ASV: And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

BSB: And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.

DARBY: And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two [sons];

DRA: Whereunto he answered: You know that my wife bore two.

KJV: And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:

Genesis 44:28

AMP: And one [son] went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn to pieces,” and I have not seen him since.

ASV: and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since:

BSB: When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.

DARBY: and the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him [again] hitherto.

DRA: One went out, and you said: A beast devoured him: and hitherto he appeareth not.

KJV: And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

Genesis 44:29

AMP: If you take this one also from me, and harm or an accident happens to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’

ASV: and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

BSB: Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’

DARBY: And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.

DRA: If you take this also, and any thing befall him in the way you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow unto hell.

KJV: And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 44:30

AMP: Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the young man is not with us, since his life is bound up in the young man’s life,

ASV: Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad`s life;

BSB: So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy’s life,

DARBY: And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, seeing that his life is bound up with his life,

DRA: Therefore if I shall go to thy servant our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life dependeth upon the life of him,)

KJV: Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life;

Genesis 44:31

AMP: when he sees that the young man is not with us, he will die; and your servants will bring the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in [great] sorrow.

ASV: it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

BSB: sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

DARBY: it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not [there], that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

DRA: And he shall see that he is not with us, he will die, and thy servants shall bring down his gray hairs with sorrow unto hell.

KJV: It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 44:32

AMP: For your servant became security for the young man to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then let me bear the blame before my father forever.’

ASV: For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.

BSB: Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’

DARBY: For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.

DRA: Let me be tht proper servant, who took him into my trust, and promised, saying: If I bring him not again, I will be guilty of sin against my father for ever.

KJV: For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

Genesis 44:33

AMP: Now, therefore, please let your servant (Judah) remain here instead of the youth [to be] a slave to my lord, and let the young man go home with his brothers.

ASV: Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

BSB: Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.

DARBY: And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren;

DRA: Therefore I thy servant will stay instead of the boy in the service of my lord, and let the boy go up with his brethren.

KJV: Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

Genesis 44:34

AMP: How can I go up to my father if the young man is not with me—for fear that I would see the tragedy that would overtake my [elderly] father [if Benjamin does not return]?”

ASV: For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.

BSB: For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him.”

DARBY: for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me? lest I see the evil that would come on my father.

DRA: For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I be a witness of the calamity that will oppress my father.

KJV: For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

Genesis 44

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