Genesis 44:7
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And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
In other translations
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100יְדַבֵּרyedaberdoes he speakH1696אֲדֹנִי'adonimaster myH113כַּדְּבָרִיםkadevarimaccording to the wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428חָלִילָהchalilahfar be itH2486לַעֲבָדֶיךָla'avadeikhato servants yourH5650מֵעֲשׂוֹתme'asotfrom doingH6213כַּדָּבָרkadavaraccording to the mannerH1697הַזֶּה׃hazeh<the> thisH2088
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