Genesis 44:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 18:25 : 25 Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
  • Gen 26:29 : 29 That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.
  • Gen 37:32-33 : 32 And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not? 33 And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
  • 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,
  • Ps 75:2 : 2 When the right time has come, I will be the judge in righteousness.
  • Prov 17:15 : 15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 44:18-19
    2 verses
    83%

    18 Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.

    19 My lord said to his servants, Have you a father or a brother?

  • Gen 44:7-10
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    81%

    7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

    8 See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?

    9 If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.

    10 And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.

  • Gen 44:15-16
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    81%

    15 And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?

    16 And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.

  • Gen 44:32-34
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    32 For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.

    33 So now let me be my lord's servant here in place of the boy, and let him go back with his brothers.

    34 For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

  • Gen 44:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;

    2 And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.

  • Gen 44:21-23
    3 verses
    75%

    21 And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.

    22 And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

    23 But you said to your servants, If your youngest brother does not come with you, you will not see my face again.

  • Gen 45:8
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    8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 43:9
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    9 Truly, if we had not let the time go by, we might have come back again by now.

  • Gen 44:30
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    30 If then I go back to your servant, my father, without the boy, because his life and the boy's life are one,

  • Exod 4:23
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    23 And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.

  • Gen 50:17-18
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    17 You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

    18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

  • Gen 40:11
    73%

    11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and crushing them into Pharaoh's cup, gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

  • Gen 44:5
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    5 Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.

  • Gen 50:5
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    5 My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.

  • Gen 45:17
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    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;