Genesis 44:7,17
Genesis 44:7 King James Version (KJV)
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing
Genesis 44:17 King James Version (KJV)
And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Genesis 44:7 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
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 44:17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so! Only the man in whose hand the cup was found shall be my servant. But as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:7-9 The Message (MSG)
They said, “What is my master talking about? We would never do anything like that! Why, the money we found in our bags earlier, we brought back all the way from Canaan—do you think we’d turn right around and steal it back from your master? If that chalice is found on any of us, he’ll die; and the rest of us will be your master’s slaves.”
Genesis 44:17 The Message (MSG)
“I’d never do that to you,” said Joseph. “Only the one involved with the chalice will be my slave. The rest of you are free to go back to your father.”
Genesis 44:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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 44:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose possession the cup has been found, he shall be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:7 New Century Version (NCV)
But the brothers said to the servant, “Why do you say these things? We would not do anything like that!
Genesis 44:17 New Century Version (NCV)
But Joseph said, “I will not make you all slaves! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back safely to your father.”
Genesis 44:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Genesis 44:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
Genesis 44:7 New International Version (NIV)
But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything like that!
Genesis 44:17 New International Version (NIV)
But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the cup will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace.”
Genesis 44:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
And they said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing.
Genesis 44:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They said to him, “Why does my lord speak these things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
Genesis 44:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But Joseph said, “Far be it from me that I should do that; but the man in whose hand the cup has been found, he will be my servant; and as for [the rest of] you, get up and go in peace to your father.”
Genesis 44:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
“What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing!
Genesis 44:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
“No,” Joseph said. “I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”