Genesis 44:17 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 44:17

But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

BSB

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ASV

And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

KJV

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
חָלִ֣ילָה	cha.Li.lah	far be it	H2486 →
לִּ֔י	Li	to me
מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹת	me.'a.Sot	from doing	H6213 →
זֹ֑את	Zot	this	H2063 →
הָאִ֡ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
אֲשֶׁר֩	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
נִמְצָ֨א	nim.Tza'	it was found	H4672 →
הַגָּבִ֜יעַ	ha.ga.Vi.a'	the cup	H1375 →
בְּיָד֗וֹ	be.ya.Do	in hand his	H3027 →
ה֚וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
יִהְיֶה־	yih.yeh-	he will be	H1961 →
לִּ֣י	li	of me
עָ֔בֶד	'A.ved	slave	H5650 →
וְאַתֶּ֕ם	ve.'a.Tem	and you	H859 →
עֲל֥וּ	'a.Lu	go up	H5927 →
לְשָׁל֖וֹם	le.sha.Lom	to peace	H7965 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲבִיכֶֽם׃ פ	'a.vi.Khem	father your	H1 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 17:15
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
leads to
- Exodus 23:7
  Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- Isaiah 5:23
  who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 18:5
  Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 24:23–24
  These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Through
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Through
Psalms 75:2
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 3:17
  I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
- Acts 17:31
  For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
Through
Genesis 26:29
that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the…
leads to
- Genesis 24:31
  “Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”