Genesis Chapter 44 verse 4 Holy Bible
`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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewTheyהֵ֠ם (hêm)Pronoun - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1992: Theyhad notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nogoneיָֽצְא֣וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proximfarהִרְחִיקוּ֒ (hir·ḥî·qū)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7368: To be or become far or distantfrom the cityהָעִיר֮ (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementwhen Josephוְיוֹסֵ֤ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelitestoldאָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayhis steward,לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר (la·’ă·šer)Preposition-l | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that“Pursueרְדֹ֖ף (rə·ḏōp̄)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecutethe menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personat once,ק֥וּם (qūm)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standand when you overtake them,וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ (wə·hiś·śaḡ·tām)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5381: To reach, overtakeask,וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Whyלָ֛מָּה (lām·māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whathave you repaidשִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם (šil·lam·tem)Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocategoodטוֹבָֽה׃ (ṭō·w·ḇāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodwith evil?רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilJump to PreviousArise Catch City Cup Distance Evil Far Follow Good House Joseph Little Once Overtake Repaid Rewarded Short Silver Steward Stolen Way Wherefore
