Genesis 44:8
in Genesis 44We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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?
KJV
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?
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This verse in Genesis 44
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Why does my lord say these things
on Genesis 44:7-9
They swear past their knowledge and offer death for the man who has the cup and slavery for the rest. Jacob had sworn the same way when Laban searched the tents for his gods, and Rachel had them, at 31:32. This search ends at Rachel's other son.
This site's exposition
Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
Silver or gold widens the denial past the cup to anything of value in the house. Honest dealing over money is the ground they stand on. Their proof is the returned silver of 43:21, which the steward himself received.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Behold, the money which we found in our sacks mouths;....
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הֵ֣ן | hen | here! | H2005 → | 316 times |
| כֶּ֗סֶף | kesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מָצָ֙אנוּ֙ | matzanu | we found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בְּפִ֣י | befi | in [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ | ʾamtechoteinu | sacks our | H572 → | 15 times |
| הֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּ | heshivonu | we brought back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כְּנָ֑עַן | kenaan | Canaan | H3667 → | 94 times |
| וְאֵ֗יךְ | veeikh | and how? | H349 → | 82 times |
| נִגְנֹב֙ | nigno | will we steal | H1589 → | 40 times |
| מִבֵּ֣ית | mibeit | from [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ | ʾadoneikha | master<s> your | H113 → | 333 times |
| כֶּ֖סֶף | kesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| א֥וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| זָהָֽב׃ | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
הֵ֣ןhere!
henH2005 →316 times
כֶּ֗סֶףsilver
kesefH3701 →403 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מָצָ֙אנוּ֙we found
matzanuH4672 →455 times
בְּפִ֣יin [the] mouth of
befiH6310 →498 times
אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּsacks our
ʾamtechoteinuH572 →15 times
הֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּwe brought back
heshivonuH7725 →1056 times
אֵלֶ֖יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
כְּנָ֑עַןCanaan
kenaanH3667 →94 times
וְאֵ֗יךְand how?
veeikhH349 →82 times
נִגְנֹב֙will we steal
nignoH1589 →40 times
מִבֵּ֣יתfrom [the] house of
mibeitH1004 →2046 times
אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָmaster<s> your
ʾadoneikhaH113 →333 times
כֶּ֖סֶףsilver
kesefH3701 →403 times
א֥וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
זָהָֽב׃gold
zahavH2091 →389 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 13:9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
it leads to
- Exodus 20:12–17
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Matthew 22:39
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Luke 10:27
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Mark 12:31
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
- Deuteronomy 5:16–21
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the…
- Exodus 20:12–17
Through
Genesis 43:12Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
it leads to
- Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
- Genesis 42:35
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
- Genesis 42:25
Through
Genesis 42:35As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
it leads to
- Genesis 43:21
But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full…
- Genesis 43:21
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.