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 44:4 in other translations
| BSB | They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil? |
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| WEB | 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? |
| ASV | 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? |
| YLT | 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? |
| DARBY | They were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good? |
| BBE | 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? |
| Webster | And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Arise, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good? |
What does Genesis 44:4 mean?
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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 44:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 44:4
- John 10:32
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
- Psalms 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
- Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
- Deuteronomy 2:16
So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
- Psalms 109:5
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- 1 Samuel 24:17
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
- 2 Chronicles 20:11
Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
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Context
- 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 44:5
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Genesis 44:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Habiendo ellos salido de la ciudad, de la que aun no se habían alejado, dijo José á su mayordomo: Levántate, y sigue á esos hombres; y cuando los alcanzares, diles: ¿Por qué habéis vuelto mal por bien? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils sortirent de la ville; ils n’étaient pas loin, que Joseph dit à celui qui était préposé sur sa maison: Lève-toi, poursuis ces hommes, et quand tu les auras atteints, dis-leur: Pourquoi avez-vous rendu le mal pour le bien? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie waren eben zur Stadt hinausgegangen, sie waren noch nicht weit, da sprach Joseph zu dem, der über sein Haus war: Mache dich auf, jage den Männern nach, und hast du sie erreicht, so sage zu ihnen: Warum habt ihr Böses für Gutes vergolten? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Jamque urbem exierant, et processerant paululum: tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus, Surge, inquit, et persequere viros: et apprehensis dicito: Quare reddidistis malum pro bono? |