Genesis 44:4
And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you repaid evil for good?
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
They had just left the city and had not gone far when Joseph said to his steward, "Get up, pursue the men. When you catch up to them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
[ And] when they were gone out{H3318} of the city,{H5892} and were not yet far off,{H7368} Joseph{H3130} said{H559} unto his steward,{H1004} Up,{H6965} follow{H7291} after{H310} the men;{H582} and when thou dost overtake{H5381} them, say{H559} unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded{H7999} evil{H7451} for good?{H2896}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And when they were gone out{H3318}{(H8804)} of the city{H5892}, and not yet far off{H7368}{(H8689)}, Joseph{H3130} said{H559}{(H8804)} unto his steward{H1004}, Up{H6965}{(H8798)}, follow{H7291}{(H8798)} after{H310} the men{H582}; and when thou dost overtake{H5381}{(H8689)} them, say{H559}{(H8804)} unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded{H7999}{(H8765)} evil{H7451} for good{H2896}?
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And when they were out of the cytie and not yet ferre awaye Ioseph sayde vnto the ruelar of his house: vp and folowe after the men and ouertake them and saye vnto them: wherefore haue ye rewarded euell for good?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan they were out of the cite, and not come farre, Ioseph sayde to the ruler of his house: Vp, and folowe after the me, and whan thou ouertakest them, saie vnto them: Wherfore haue ye rewarded euell for good?
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when they went out of the citie not farre off, Ioseph sayd to his stewarde, Vp, followe after the men: and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when they were out of the citie, and not yet farre away, Ioseph sayde vnto the ruler of his house: vp, and folowe after the men, & when thou doest ouertake them, thou shalt say vnto them: wherfore haue ye rewarded euyl for good?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
[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?
Webster's Bible (1833)
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who `is' over his house, `Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?
American Standard Version (1901)
`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?
American Standard Version (1901)
[ 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?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And 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?
World English Bible (2000)
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household,“Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them,‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
Referenced Verses
- Ps 35:12 : 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
- John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works I have shown you from my Father; for which of these works do you stone me?
- Ps 109:5 : 5 They have repaid me evil for good and hatred for my love.
- Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
- Deut 2:16 : 16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
- 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil.
- 2 Chr 20:11 : 11 See, how they repay us, to come to cast us out of Your possession, which You have given us to inherit.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 44:5-73 verses81%
5 Is this not the cup my lord drinks from, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in doing so.
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:
- Gen 44:1-33 verses79%
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.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
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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?
- Gen 37:17-182 verses76%
17 And the man said, They have departed from here; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers, and found them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
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15 And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil that we did unto him.
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17 So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.
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17 And the man did as Joseph ordered; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
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25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey: and thus he did to them.
- Gen 45:4-52 verses74%
4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
5 Now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your animals and go, get to the land of Canaan.
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15 And the men took that gift, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
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20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
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14 And Joseph said to them, That is it that I spoke to you, saying, You are spies:
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24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.
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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.
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7 And Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
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9 Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.