King James Version
Genesis 44:15 in the King James Version says “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? di...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 44 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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?”
Genesis 44:15 · KJV
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
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?
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“unto them What deed”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“is this that ye have done”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“wot ye”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“as I can certainly”
H5172properly, to hiss, i.e., whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate
“as I can certainly”
H5172properly, to hiss, i.e., whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate
“not that such a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
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