Genesis 44:7
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
KJV
Qui responderunt : Quare sic loquitur dominus noster, ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint ?
Vulgate
οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ Ἵνα τί λαλεῖ ὁ κύριος κατὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα; μὴ γένοιτο τοῖς παισίν σου ποιῆσαι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔י/ו לָ֚/מָּה יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲדֹנִ֔/י כַּ/דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה חָלִ֨ילָ/ה֙ לַ/עֲבָדֶ֔י/ךָ מֵ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת כַּ/דָּבָ֥ר הַ/זֶּֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 20:2 — And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not
- Gen 38:16 — And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest co