KJV King James Version
[Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
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Genesis 44:5
[Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”
WEB World English Bible
Isn’t this that from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in so doing.’”
ASV American Standard Version
Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil in that which ye have done.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 44
2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
4 [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?
5 [Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
8 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הֲל֣וֹאH3808 · lonotזֶ֗הH2088 · zehthisאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichיִשְׁתֶּ֤הH8354 · sha.tahto drinkאֲדֹנִי֙H113 · a.donlordבּ֔וֹH9033 · ohimוְה֕וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itנַחֵ֥שׁH5172 · na.chashto divineיְנַחֵ֖שׁH5172 · na.chashto divineבּ֑וֹH9033 · ohimהֲרֵעֹתֶ֖םH7489 · ra.abe evilאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃H6213 · a.sahto make: do
Cross-references
2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.Genesis 30:27And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.Leviticus 19:26Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.Genesis 44:15And Joseph said unto them, What deed [is] this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?Deuteronomy 18:10-14There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,1 Kings 20:33Now the men did diligently observe whether [any thing would come] from him, and did hastily catch [it]: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
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