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Don&#8217t you know that a man like me can find things out by divination?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“What have you done?” Joseph demanded. “Don’t you know that a man like me can predict the future?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph said unto them, What deed <i>is</i> this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, “What deed <i>is</i> this you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly practice divination?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joseph said to them, “What is this thing that you have done? Do you not know that a man who is like me can indeed practice divination?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Joseph said to them, &#8220What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed practice divination?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed practice divination?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed interpret omens?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Joseph spoke harshly to them, “What is this thing that you have done? Do you not realize that such a man as I can indeed practice divination <i>and</i> foretell [everything you do without outside knowledge of it]?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What have you done? ” Joseph said to them. “Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />What is this you have done?&#8221 Joseph said to them. &#8220Didn&#8217t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination?"&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />who asked them, "What have you done? Didn't you know I could find out?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I can indeed divine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joseph asked them, "What have you done? Don't you know that a man like me can find things out because he knows the future?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and Joseph said, "What have you done? Didn't you know that a man in my position could find you out by practicing divination?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and Joseph asked them, "Why did you do this? Don't you know that I'm an expert at divination?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?What is this deed you have done?? Joseph declared. ?Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joseph said to them, "What did you think you were doing? Don't you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, "What is this deed that you have done? Didn?t you know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that ye have done? knew ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Don’t you know that such a man as I can indeed do divination?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Joseph says to them, “What [is] this deed that you have done? Have you not known that a man like me diligently observes?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Joseph saith to them, 'What is this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph will say to them, What this deed ye did? knew ye not that divining, a man shall divine such as I?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“How could you do such a thing?” Joseph asked them. “Did you not know that such a man as I could discern by divination what happened?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that one such as I can practice divination?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Did you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Yoseph said to them, “What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me surely divines?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joseph said unto them: 'What deed is this that ye have done? know ye not that such a man as I will indeed divine?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joseph said to them, What is this thing that ye have done? know ye not that a man such as I can surely divine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/44-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=11514" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/44.htm">Benjamin and the Silver Cup</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ham·ma·‘ă·śeh (Art:: N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">deed</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have done?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declared.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Do you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏa‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5172.htm" title="5172: na·ḥêš (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; properly, to hiss, i.e. Whisper a spell; generally, to prognosticate.">can surely divine the truth?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5172.htm" title="5172: yə·na·ḥêš (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to hiss, i.e. Whisper a spell; generally, to prognosticate."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">Genesis 42:18-20</a></span><br />and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live: / If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households. / Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Genesis 43:9-10</a></span><br />I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life. / If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-4.htm">Genesis 45:4-5</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! / And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-19.htm">Genesis 50:19-20</a></span><br />But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? / As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-10</a></span><br />Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Exodus 21:16</a></span><br />Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a></span><br />Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">2 Samuel 12:7-9</a></span><br />Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. / I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more. / Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-16.htm">1 Kings 3:16-28</a></span><br />At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. / One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house. / On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm">2 Kings 5:25-27</a></span><br />When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied. / But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants? / Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-22.htm">Job 34:22</a></span><br />There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a></span><br />would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-27.htm">Proverbs 20:27</a></span><br />The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? know you not that such a man as I can certainly divine?</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/44-4.htm">Genesis 44:4,5</a></b></br> <i>And</i> when they were gone out of the city, <i>and</i> not <i>yet</i> 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-13.htm">Genesis 3:13</a></b></br> And the LORD God said unto the woman, What <i>is</i> this <i>that</i> thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a></b></br> And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.</p><p class="hdg">wot ye not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-26.htm">Genesis 21:26</a></b></br> And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I <i>of it</i>, but to day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Genesis 39:8</a></b></br> But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what <i>is</i> with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1</a></b></br> And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for <i>as for</i> this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.</p><p class="hdg">divine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/44-5.htm">Genesis 44:5</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not this <i>it</i> in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/genesis/44-5.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/genesis/44-5.htm">Divination</a> <a href="/genesis/41-38.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/genesis/41-38.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/44-5.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/44-14.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/1_john/5-2.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Power</a> <a href="/genesis/29-26.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/genesis/42-30.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/genesis/40-23.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/genesis/21-26.htm">Wot</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Divination</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/genesis/44-34.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/genesis/44-17.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/exodus/1-16.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Wot</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-6.htm">The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-14.htm">They are brought before Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/44-18.htm">Judah's humble supplication to Joseph.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>What is this deed you have done?</b><br>This question is posed by Joseph to his brothers after they are accused of stealing his silver cup. It echoes the biblical theme of accountability for one's actions, reminiscent of God's question to Adam and Eve in <a href="/genesis/3-13.htm">Genesis 3:13</a>. The phrase highlights the moral and ethical expectations within the narrative, emphasizing the seriousness of the brothers' alleged crime.<p><b>Joseph declared.</b><br>Joseph, the governor of Egypt, is speaking with authority. His position allows him to test his brothers' integrity. This moment is pivotal in the narrative, as Joseph's declaration sets the stage for the revelation of his identity. Joseph's role as a leader in Egypt is a type of Christ, who also reveals truth and tests the hearts of men.<p><b>Do you not know that a man like me</b><br>Joseph refers to his status and wisdom, which were recognized by Pharaoh and the Egyptian people. His position as a diviner or interpreter of dreams was well-known, as seen in <a href="/genesis/41.htm">Genesis 41</a>. This phrase underscores the respect and fear he commanded, which is crucial for understanding the brothers' reaction.<p><b>can surely divine the truth?</b><br>The term "divine" here refers to Joseph's ability to discern truth, often associated with his God-given gift of interpreting dreams. This ability is not through pagan practices but through divine insight, as seen in his interpretations in <a href="/genesis/40.htm">Genesis 40-41</a>. This foreshadows the ultimate revelation of truth when Joseph reveals his identity, paralleling Christ's role as the revealer of divine truth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The governor of Egypt, who was sold into slavery by his brothers but rose to power. He is testing his brothers' integrity and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph's_brothers.htm">Joseph's Brothers</a></b><br>The sons of Jacob, who previously sold Joseph into slavery. They are now in Egypt to buy grain during a famine.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph has become a powerful leader, second only to Pharaoh. It is the setting for this encounter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_silver_cup.htm">The Silver Cup</a></b><br>A key element in Joseph's test, it was placed in Benjamin's sack to see how the brothers would react.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divination.htm">Divination</a></b><br>Joseph refers to his ability to "divine," which in this context is part of his ruse to test his brothers, not an endorsement of the practice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_and_repentance.htm">Integrity and Repentance</a></b><br>Joseph's test is designed to reveal whether his brothers have changed. True repentance involves a change of heart and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Joseph's rise to power and the unfolding events demonstrate God's control over circumstances, even when they seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a></b><br>Joseph's interactions with his brothers pave the way for eventual forgiveness and reconciliation, a model for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/testing_and_growth.htm">Testing and Growth</a></b><br>God often uses tests to refine our character and reveal our true nature, as seen in the lives of Joseph and his brothers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_discernment.htm">Wisdom and Discernment</a></b><br>Joseph's actions show the importance of wisdom and discernment in dealing with complex family dynamics and conflicts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'rightly_dividing'_mean.htm">What is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_egyptian_officials_using_silver_cups_for_divination.htm">In Genesis 44:1-5, what historical or archeological evidence supports an Egyptian official using a personal silver cup for divination, and is there any record of such a practice outside the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_hebrew_slaves_rising_in_egypt.htm">Genesis 44:14-17 paints Joseph as fully in control of the situation; is there any external evidence of a Hebrew slave rising to such high-ranking authority in ancient Egypt so quickly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_secular_views_see_joseph's_divine_plan.htm">In Genesis 50:15-21, Joseph attributes the brothers' actions to divine planning. How does this fit with secular or historical perspectives that discount supernatural causality?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/44-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deed</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have done?”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֔ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declared.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Did you not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲל֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏa‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like me</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּמֹֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·mō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can surely divine the truth?”</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֵ֧שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5172.htm">Strong's 5172: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hiss, whisper a, spell, to prognosticate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/44-15.htm">Genesis 44:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/44-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 44:15 Joseph said to them What deed (Gen. 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