Genesis 44:10
And he said, Now also let it be according to your words: the one with whom it is found shall be my servant; and you shall be blameless.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The steward replied, "Let it be as you say: whoever is found with it will become my slave, and the rest of you will be innocent."
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said,{H559} Now also let it be according unto your words:{H3651} he with whom it is found{H4672} shall be my bondman;{H5650} and ye shall be blameless.{H5355}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Now also let it be according unto your words{H1697}:{H3651} he with whom it is found{H4672}{(H8735)} shall be my servant{H5650}; and ye shall be blameless{H5355}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he sayde: Now therfore acordynge vnto youre woordes he with whom it is found shalbe my seruaunte: but ye shalbe harmelesse.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: let it so be, as ye haue spoken. Loke by whom it shall be founde, let him be my seruaunt, but ye shalbe harmlesse.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he said, Now then let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whome it is found, shal be my seruant, and ye shalbe blamelesse.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he said, Nowe also let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whom it is founde, shalbe my seruaunt, and ye shalbe blamelesse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he saith, `Now, also, according to your words, so it `is'; he with whom it is found becometh my servant, and ye are acquitted;'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He replied,“You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 44:17 : 17 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, go up in peace to your father.
- Gen 44:33 : 33 Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant stay instead of the lad as a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
- Exod 22:3 : 3 If the sun has risen upon him, there shall be bloodshed for him, for he should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
- Matt 18:24-25 : 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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- Gen 44:6-94 verses88%
6 And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.
7 And they said to him, Why does my lord say these words? God forbid that your servants should do such a thing as this:
8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?
9 Whichever of your servants it is found with, let him die, and we also will be my lord's slaves.
- Gen 44:15-184 verses78%
15 And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?
16 And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and also he with whom the cup is found.
17 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, go up in peace to your father.
18 Then Judah came near to him, and said, Oh my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant: for you are even as Pharaoh.
- Gen 44:11-122 verses77%
11 Then they quickly took down each man his sack to the ground, and opened each man's sack.
12 And he searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
- Gen 44:29-335 verses76%
29 And if you take this also from me, and harm befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
30 Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
31 It shall come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and your servants shall bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
32 For your servant became a guarantee for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.
33 Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant stay instead of the lad as a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
- Gen 44:1-22 verses72%
1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.
2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, along with his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
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9 I will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him: if I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever:
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25 And they said, You have saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
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19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
20 But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be proven true, and you shall not die. And they did so.
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40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.
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19 And it shall be, that whoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
20 And if you reveal this our business, then we will be released from your oath which you have made us swear.
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21 And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
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14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand; do with me as seems good and just to you.
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16 And he will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
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10 And now you purpose to keep the children of Judah and Jerusalem as bondmen and bondwomen for yourselves, but are there not with you sins against the LORD your God?
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18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants.
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12 Take him and look well to him and do him no harm; but do to him even as he says to you.
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34 Laban said, "Behold, I would it might be according to your word."
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17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.
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16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.
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16 For all the riches which God has taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatever God has said to you, do.
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33 And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are honest men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
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37 Whereas you have searched all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge between us both.
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24 And it came to pass when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
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4 And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his care.