Genesis 44:5

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

Is not this it in which my lord {H113} drinketh {H8354}, and whereby indeed {H5172} he divineth {H5172}? ye have done evil {H7489} in so doing {H6213}.

Isn't this the goblet my lord drinks from, indeed the one he uses for divination? What you have done is evil!'"

Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 30:27 (5 votes)

    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

  • Deuteronomy 18:10 (4 votes)

    There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

  • Deuteronomy 18:14 (4 votes)

    For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so [to do].

  • Leviticus 19:26 (4 votes)

    Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

  • Genesis 44:15 (4 votes)

    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?

  • 2 Kings 21:6 (4 votes)

    And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.

  • 1 Kings 20:33 (2 votes)

    Now the men did diligently observe whether [any thing would come] from him, and did hastily catch [it]: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.