Genesis 44:4

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'
  • Ps 109:5 : 5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • Deut 2:16 : 16 `And it cometh to pass, when all the men of battle have finished dying from the midst of the people,
  • 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou `art' than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
  • 2 Chr 20:11 : 11 and lo, they are recompensing to us -- to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 44:5-7
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    81%

    5Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil `in' that which ye have done.'

    6And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,

    7and they say unto him, `Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;

  • Gen 44:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1And he commandeth him who `is' over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men `with' food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

    2and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;' and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.

    3The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses --

  • 15and Joseph saith to them, `What `is' this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'

  • Gen 37:17-18
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    17And the man saith, `They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

    18And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

  • 15And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead, and say, `Peradventure Joseph doth hate us, and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him.'

  • 17Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

  • 17And the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph,

  • 25And Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels `with' corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way; and one doth to them so.

  • Gen 45:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, `I `am' Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

    5and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.

  • 17and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,

  • 15And the men take this present, double money also they have taken in their hand, and Benjamin; and they rise, and go down to Egypt, and stand before Joseph;

  • 20As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as `at' this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

  • 14And Joseph saith unto them, `This `is' that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye `are' spies,

  • 24And the man bringeth in the men into Joseph's house, and giveth water, and they wash their feet; and he giveth provender for their asses,

  • 17and he saith, `Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.'

  • 7And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, `From whence have ye come?' and they say, `From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

  • 9`Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not,