| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 44:4 | Strong Concordance | And when they were gone out [03318] of the city [05892], and not yet far off [07368], Joseph [03130] said [0559] unto his steward [01004], Up [06965], follow [07291] after [0310] the men [0582]; and when thou dost overtake [05381] them, say [0559] unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded [07999] evil [07451] for good [02896]? |
| King James | And 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? |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| When they were gone out of the city . . . Joseph said unto his steward--They were brought to a sudden halt by the stunning intelligence that an article of rare value was missing from the governor's house. It was a silver cup; so strong suspicions were entertained against them that a special messenger was despatched to search them. |