Genesis 44:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So he overtook them and said these words to them.

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  • Gen 44:7-8
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    7And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

    8See, 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?

  • Gen 44:1-5
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    1Then 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;

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

    3And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away.

    4And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?

    5Is 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 44:15-19
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    15And 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?

    16And 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.

    17Then 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.

    18Then 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.

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

  • 19And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;

  • 24And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.

  • 14And Joseph said, It is as I said; you have come with some secret purpose;

  • 17Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;

  • Gen 42:29-30
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    29So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

    30The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

  • 6And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

  • Gen 44:10-12
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    10And 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.

    11Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it.

    12And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.

  • 23And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead.

  • Gen 37:16-18
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    16And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.

    17And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

    18But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

  • 15And they came to the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and said to them,

  • 57And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision.

  • 30Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.

  • 19And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;

  • 8And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

  • 23They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

  • 5And when it was the time for shutting the doors at dark, they went out; I have no idea where the men went: but if you go after them quickly, you will overtake them.

  • 54Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.

  • 12So David's young men, turning away, went back and gave him an account of everything he had said.

  • 17And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

  • 17Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

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

  • 1And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 9So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.

  • 6And the Lord said to Moses,

  • 30And turning away from him to one of the other men, he said the same words: and the people gave him the same answer.