Genesis 44:9
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
Genesis 44:9 in other translations
| BSB | If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.” |
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| WEB | With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.” |
| ASV | With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen. |
| YLT | with whomsoever of thy servants it is found, he hath died, and we also are to my lord for servants.' |
| DARBY | With whomsoever of thy servants it is found, let him die; and we also will be my lord's bondmen. |
| BBE | If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants. |
| Webster | With whom soever of thy servants it shall be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bond-men. |
What does Genesis 44:9 mean?
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 44:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 44:9
- Genesis 31:32
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
- Genesis 43:18
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
- Job 31:38-40
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
- Psalms 7:3-5
O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- Genesis 44:16
And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
- Acts 25:11
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.
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31:32; Job 31:38-40; Ps 7:3-5; Ac 25:11
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43:18
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Context
- Genesis 44:8
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold?
- Genesis 44:9
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
- Genesis 44:10
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.
Genesis 44:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Aquel de tus siervos en quien fuere hallada la copa, que muera, y aun nosotros seremos siervos de mi señor. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Que celui de tes serviteurs chez qui la coupe se trouvera, meure; et nous aussi, nous serons serviteurs de mon seigneur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Bei welchem von deinen Knechten er gefunden wird, der sterbe; und dazu wollen wir meines Herrn Knechte sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | apud quemcumque fuerit inventum servorum tuorum quod quæris, moriatur, et nos erimus servi domini nostri. |