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Genesis 44:4

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?

KJV

Jamque urbem exierant, et processerant paululum : tunc Joseph accersito dispensatore domus, Surge, inquit, et persequere viros : et apprehensis dicito : Quare reddidistis malum pro bono ?

Vulgate

ἐξελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πόλιν οὐκ ἀπέσχον μακράν, καὶ Ἰωσὴφ εἶπεν τῷ ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ λέγων Ἀναστὰς ἐπιδίωξον ὀπίσω τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ καταλήμψῃ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτοῖς Τί ὅτι ἀνταπεδώκατέ μοι πονηρὰ ἀντὶ καλῶν; ἵνα τί ἐκλέψατέ μου τὸ κόνδυ τὸ ἀργυροῦν;

LXX

And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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?

ASV

הֵ֠ם יָֽצְא֣וּ אֶת הָ/עִיר֮ לֹ֣א הִרְחִיקוּ֒ וְ/יוֹסֵ֤ף אָמַר֙ לַֽ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל בֵּית֔/וֹ ק֥וּם רְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְ/הִשַּׂגְתָּ/ם֙ וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם לָ֛/מָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

22 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
ו
v
noun · 717×
ו
v
noun · 505×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
ם
m
verb · 50×
ם
m
verb · 144×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
תִּרְחַ֥ק
trchq
verb · 56×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 10:32 — Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
  • Judg 4:14 — And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousan
  • Ps 7:4 — If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
  • Ps 35:12 — They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
  • Ps 109:5 — And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.