Genesis 44:3
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Genesis 44:3 in other translations
| BSB | At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys. |
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| WEB | As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. |
| ASV | As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. |
| YLT | The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses-- |
| DARBY | In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. |
| BBE | And at dawn the men, with their asses, were sent away. |
| Webster | As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they, and their asses. |
What does Genesis 44:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 44:1-17
Joseph tried how his brethren felt towards Benjamin. Had they envied and hated the other son of Rachel as they had hated him, and if they had the same want of feeling towards their father Jacob as heretofore, they would now have shown it. When the cup was found upon Benjamin, they would have a pretext for leaving him to be a slave. But we cannot judge what men are now, by what they have been formerly; nor what they…
Genesis 44:3 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 44:2
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
- Genesis 44:3
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
- Genesis 44:4
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?
Genesis 44:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Venida la mañana, los hombres fueron despedidos con sus asnos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le matin ayant lui, ces hommes furent renvoyés, eux et leurs ânes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als der Morgen anbrach, da wurden die Männer entlassen, sie und ihre Esel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et orto mane, dimissi sunt cum asinis suis. |