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Genesis 44:7 KJV
Genesis · chapter 44 · verse 7
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
Genesis 44:7 in context
5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
8Behold, 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?
9With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- forbidchâlîylâhliteral fora profaned thingH2486 →
- saithdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- lordʼâdôwnsovereignH113 →
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Joseph heaps further kindnesses upon his brethren, fills their sacks, returns their money, and sends them away full of gladness; but he also exercises them with further trials. Our God thus humbles those whom he loves and loads with benefits.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-17