Genesis

Genesis 44:4–5

⁴They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?^a ⁵Is this not the cup^b my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

Footnotes

a 44:4 LXX includes Why have you stolen my silver cup?
b 44:5 Hebrew Is it not this which

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Genesis 44:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֠ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
had not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gone	יָֽצְא֣וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
far	הִרְחִיקוּ֒	hir·ḥî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from the city	הָעִיר֮	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
when Joseph	וְיוֹסֵ֤ף	wə·yō·w·sêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
told	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
his steward	לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר	la·’ă·šer	Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Pursue	רְדֹ֖ף	rə·ḏōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
the men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
at once	ק֥וּם	qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and when you overtake them	וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙	wə·hiś·śaḡ·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake
ask	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	לָ֛מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you repaid	שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם	šil·lam·tem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7999 be complete, sound
good	טוֹבָֽה׃	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
with evil	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Genesis 44:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is this not	הֲל֣וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
my master	אֲדֹנִי֙	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
drinks from	יִשְׁתֶּ֤ה	yiš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
and uses for divination	נַחֵ֥שׁ	na·ḥêš	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H5172 hiss, whisper, prognosticate
What	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have done	עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃	‘ă·śî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
is wicked	הֲרֵעֹתֶ֖ם	hă·rê·‘ō·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad

Cross-references

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Genesis 44:4 John 10:32 · Psalm 35:12

Genesis 44:5 2 Kings 21:6 · Leviticus 19:26 · Genesis 30:27 · Genesis 44:15 · Deuteronomy 18:10–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.