Genesis 44:9
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With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
In other translations
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
Hebrew words
אֲשֶׁר'asher[anyone] whomH834יִמָּצֵאyimatze'it is foundH4672אִתּוֹ'itowith himH854מֵעֲבָדֶיךָme'avadeikhaof servants yourH5650וָמֵתvametand he will dieH4191וְגַם־vegam-and alsoH1571אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587נִהְיֶהnihyehwe will be[long]H1961לַאדֹנִיladonito lord myH113לַעֲבָדִים׃la'avadimto slavesH5650
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 31:32With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
- Genesis 44:16And 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.“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”
- Acts 25:11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
- Genesis 43:18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
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- Job 31:38-4038 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; 39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.38 if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, 39 if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants, 40 then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
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