Genesis 44:8
“Behold, the money which wee found in our sackes mouthes, wee brought againe vnto thee, out of the land of Canaan: how then should wee steale out of thy lords house, siluer or golde?”
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Genesis 44:8 Context
6¶ And he ouertooke them, and he spake vnto them these same words. 7And they said vnto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy seruants should doe according to this thing. 8Behold, the money which wee found in our sackes mouthes, wee brought againe vnto thee, out of the land of Canaan: how then should wee steale out of thy lords house, siluer or golde? 9With whom soeuer of thy seruants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lords bondmen. 10And he said, Now also let it be according vnto your wordes: hee with whom it is found, shall be my seruant: and ye shall be blamelesse.
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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?
- King James Version
"Behold, the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks we have brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?
- New American Standard Version (1995)