Genesis 44:7 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And they responded: "Why does our lord speak in this way, as though your servants had committed such a shameful act?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ They said to him, Why does my lord say these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

Common English Bible

⁷ They replied, “Why does my master talk to us like this? Your servants would never do such a thing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?

English Standard Version 2016

⁷ They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

Genesis 44:7 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 35:22

And when he was living in that region, Reuben went out, and he slept with Bilhah the concubine of his father, which was not such a small matter as to be hidden from him. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Genesis 44:6

He did as he had been ordered. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them according to the order.

Genesis 44:8

The money, which we found at the top of our sacks, we carried back to you from the land of Canaan. So in what way does it follow that we would steal, from the house of your lord, gold or silver?

2 Samuel 20:20

And responding, Joab said: "May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish.

2 Kings 8:13

And Hazael said, "But what am I, your servant, a dog, that I would do this great thing?" And Elisha said, "The Lord has revealed to me that you will be the king of Syria."

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.

Ecclesiastes 7:1

Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us. For we trust that we have a good conscience, being willing to conduct ourselves well in all things.