Genesis 44:3-5

King James Version

³As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

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?

⁵Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

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Genesis 44:3-5

New King James Version

³As soon as the morning dawned, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. ⁴When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you ^(A)repaid evil for good? ⁵Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and with which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in so doing.’ ”

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Genesis 44:3-5

New International Version

³As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.^(A) ⁴They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward,^(B) “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?^(C) ⁵Isn’t this the cup^(D) my master drinks from and also uses for divination?^(E) This is a wicked thing you have done.’”

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Genesis 44:3-5

English Standard Version

³As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away with their donkeys. ⁴They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his ^(A)steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?^[a] ⁵Is it not from this that my lord drinks, and ^(B)by this that he practices divination? You have done evil in doing this.’”

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Footnotes

Genesis 44:4 Septuagint (compare Vulgate) adds Why have you stolen my silver cup?

Genesis 44:3-5

New American Standard Bible

³^[a]As soon as it was light, the men were sent away, they with their donkeys. ⁴They had just left ^(A)the city, and were not far away, when Joseph said to his house steward, “Up, follow the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good? ⁵Is this not that from which my lord drinks, and which he indeed uses for ^(B)divination? You have done wrong in doing this!’”