Then they said to each other, ‘Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.’
Genesis 43:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But the men were afraid because they were taken to Joseph’s house. They said, ‘We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time. They intend to overpower us, seize us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we came, so that he may find occasion to accuse and assail us, take us for slaves, and seize our donkeys. American Standard Version (1901) And the men were afraid, because they were brought to 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. Common English Bible When they were brought to Joseph’s house, the men were frightened and said, “We’ve been brought here because of the silver put back in our sacks on our first trip so he can overpower us, capture us, make slaves of us, and take our donkeys.” Catholic Public Domain Version And there, being terrified, they said one to another: "Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we have been brought in, so that he may unleash a false accusation against us, and by violence subjugate both us and our donkeys into servitude." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses. |
Then they said to each other, ‘Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.’
At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver there at the top of his bag.
He said to his brothers, ‘My silver has been returned! It’s here in my bag.’ Their hearts sank. Trembling, they turned to one another and said, ‘What has God done to us? ’
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid.
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.
We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found at the top of our bags. How could we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
They advance as through a gaping breach; they keep rolling in through the ruins.
When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.
The administrators and satraps, therefore, kept trying to find a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom. But they could find no charge or corruption, for he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
When Herod heard of it, he said, ‘John, the one I beheaded, has been raised! ’
And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead.
and accuses her of shameful conduct, and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and was intimate with her, but I didn’t find any evidence of her virginity,”
He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I didn’t find any evidence of your daughter’s virginity,’ but here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.” They will spread out the cloth before the city elders.
‘We’re certainly going to die,’ he said to his wife, ‘because we have seen God! ’
Now his father and mother did not know this was from the Lord, who wanted the Philistines to provide an opportunity for a confrontation. At that time, the Philistines were ruling Israel.