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Genesis 44:4

WEB

4When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, ‘Why have you rewarded evil for good?

KJV

4And 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?

BSB

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?

FBV

4They had hardly left the city when Joseph told his household supervisor, “Go after those men, and when you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you paid back good with evil by stealing my master's silver cup?

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

John 10:32

32Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”

Psalms 35:12

12They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

Proverbs 17:13

13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Psalms 109:5

5They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Deuteronomy 2:16

16So, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,

1 Samuel 24:17

17He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

2 Chronicles 20:11

11behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.