Genesis Chapter 44 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV 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 bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.
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BBE Genesis 44:16

And Judah said, What are we to say to my lord? how may we put ourselves right in his eyes? God has made clear the sin of your servants: now we are in your hands, we and the man in whose bag your cup was seen.
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DARBY Genesis 44:16

And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak, and how justify ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he in whose hand the cup has been found.
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KJV 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.
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WBT Genesis 44:16

And Judah said, What shall we say to 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.
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WEB Genesis 44:16

Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."
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YLT Genesis 44:16

And Judah saith, `What do we say to my lord? what do we speak? and what -- do we justify ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; lo, we `are' servants to my lord, both we, and he in whose hand the cup hath been found;'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Whatמַה־ (mah-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatcan we sayוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto my lord?”לַֽאדֹנִ֔י (la·ḏō·nî)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controllerJudahיְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelitesreplied.נֹּאמַר֙ (nō·mar)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Howמַה־ (mah-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatcan we plead?נְּדַבֵּ֖ר (nə·ḏab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueHowוּמַה־ (ū·mah-)Conjunctive waw | InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatcan we justify ourselves?נִּצְטַדָּ֑ק (niṣ·ṭad·dāq)Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 6663: To be just or righteousGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativehas exposedמָצָא֙ (mā·ṣā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentthe iniquityעֲוֺ֣ן (‘ă·wōn)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityof your servants.עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5650: Slave, servantWe are nowהִנֶּנּ֤וּ (hin·nen·nū)Interjection | third person masculine singularStrong's 2005: Lo! behold!my lord’sלַֽאדֹנִ֔י (la·ḏō·nî)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controllerslaves—עֲבָדִים֙ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5650: Slave, servantbothגַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andweאֲנַ֕חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)Pronoun - first person common pluralStrong's 587: Weandגַּ֛ם (gam)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andthe oneאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatwho was foundנִמְצָ֥א (nim·ṣā)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentwithבְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handthe cup.”הַגָּבִ֖יעַ (hag·gā·ḇî·a‘)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1375: A goblet, the calyx of a, flowerJump to PreviousBondmen Bondservants Clear Cup Found Hand Iniquity Judah Justify Lord's Ourselves Servants Slaves Speak