King James Version
What Does Genesis 44:14 Mean?
“And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.”
Context
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And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
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Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
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And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
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And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? divine: or, make trial?
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And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryCHAPTER 43 Ge 43:1-14. Preparations for a Second Journey to Egypt.
**2. their father said, ... Go again, buy us a little food--**It was no easy matter to bring Jacob to agree to the only conditions on which his sons could return to Egypt (Ge 42:15). The necessity of immediately procuring fresh supplies for the maintenance of themselves and their families overcame every other consideration and extorted his consent to Benjamin joining in a journey, which his sons entered on with mingled feelings of hope and anxiety--of hope, because having now complied with the governor's demand to bring down their youngest brother, they flattered themselves that the alleged ground of suspecting them would be removed; and of apprehension that some ill designs were meditated against them.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
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