Genesis 44:7

87 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

ASV Byzantine Text

And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe nihcae mah, Tikhoe ka angraeng loe to tiah lokthuih loe? Na tamnanawk loe to baktih hmuen to ka sah o mak ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae amih loh, “Ka boeipa tebang olka te ba ham lae a thui. Na sal rhoek loh tebang hno a saii ham khaw savisava la.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae amih loh, “Ka boeipa tebang olka te ba ham lae a thui. Na sal rhoek loh tebang hno a saii ham khaw savisava la.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ninau mai la lakou ia ia, No ke aha la i olelo mai ai kuu haku i keia olelo? Aole loa e hiki i kou poe kauwa ke hana e like me ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men yo reponn: -Men msye, nou pa konprann sa w'ap di la a. pou n' ta fè bagay konsa? Mande Bondye padon!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Qui responderunt: Quare sic loquitur dominus noster, ut servi tui tantum flagitii commiserint?

Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et ils lui dirent : Pourquoi mon seigneur parle-t-il ainsi ? Loin de tes serviteurs de faire une telle chose !

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Kteřížto odpověděli jemu: Proč mluví pán můj taková slova? Odstup od služebníků tvých, aby co takového učinili.

Kosraean Bible

Elos topkol ac fahk, “Leum se, mea kom fahk ingan? Kut tia etu lah mea kom fahk an. Kut fulahk lah wanginna kain ouiya ingan kut oru.

World Portuguese Bible

Eles lhe disseram: “Por que o meu senhor fala palavras como estas? Longe de seus servos fazerem tal coisa!

Romanian BTF Bible

Iar ei i-au spus: Pentru ce spune domnul meu aceste cuvinte? Nicidecum nu vor face servitorii tăi conform acestui lucru.

Brenton English Septuagint

And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုအခါသူတို့က``အရှင်၊ ကျွန်တော်တို့ကို ဤသို့မစွပ်စွဲပါနှင့်။ ကျွန်တော်တို့သည်ထို သို့သောပြစ်မှုကိုမကူးလွန်ကြောင်းကျိန် ဆိုပါသည်။-

Darby Translation

And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und sie sprachen zu ihm: Warum redet mein Herr solche Worte? Fern sei es von deinen Knechten, eine solche Sache zu tun!

Dutch Bible 1917

En zij zeiden tot hem: Waarom spreekt mijn heer zulke woorden? Het zij verre van uw knechten, dat zij zodanig een ding doen zouden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zij antwoordden: Hoe kan mijn heer nu zo iets zeggen? Zo iets zouden uw dienaren zeker niet doen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed essi gli dissero: Perchè dice il mio signore cotali parole? tolga Iddio che i tuoi servitori facciano una cotal cosa.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?

Geneva Bible 1599

And they answered him, Wherefore sayeth my lorde such wordes? God forbid that thy seruants should do such a thing.

Danish Bible 1931

Men de svarede: “Hvor kan min Herre tale således? Det være langt fra dine Trælle at gøre sligt!

Leeser Tanakh

And they said unto him, Wherefore will my lord speak such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do any thing like this.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

King James Version

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

King James Version + Apocrypha

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Vietnamese Bible 1923

các anh em bèn đáp rằng: Sao chúa nói như vậy? Chẳng bao giờ kẻ tôi tớ chúa có tưởng làm đến việc thế nầy!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Revised West Version

Pea nau pehēange kiate ia, “Ko e hā ʻoku lea pehē ai homauʻeiki? Ke mamaʻo ʻaupito mei hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae fai ha meʻa pehē.

French Ostervald Bible

Et ils lui répondirent: Pourquoi mon seigneur parle-t-il ainsi? Loin de tes serviteurs la pensée de faire pareille chose!

Esperanto Bible

Kaj ili diris al li: Kial mia sinjoro parolas tiajn vortojn? Dio gardu viajn sklavojn de farado de tia afero!

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ils lui répondirent: Pourquoi mon seigneur parle-t-il de la sorte? Dieu préserve tes serviteurs d’avoir commis une telle action!

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie antworteten ihm: Warum redet mein Herr solche Worte? Es sei ferne von deinen Knechten, ein solches zu tun.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from your servants to do according to this word.

British English Septuagint 2012

And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from your servants to do according to this word.

Majority Standard BIble

“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

Webster Bible

And they said to him, Why saith my lord these words? Far be it from us that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

They said to him, ‘Why does my lord speak such words as this? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

Open English Bible (US)

They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as this? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

Revised Version

And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? God forbid that thy servants should do such a thing.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ed essi gli risposero: “Perché il mio signore ci rivolge parole come queste? Iddio preservi i tuoi servitori dal fare una tal cosa!

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ils lui répondirent : « Pourquoi mon seigneur prononce-t-il de telles paroles ? Loin de tes serviteurs la pensée de faire une telle chose !

Reina Valera 1909

Y ellos le respondieron: ¿Por qué dice mi señor tales cosas? Nunca tal hagan tus siervos.

Spanish BLL

Ellos le respondieron: “¿Por qué nos habla así mi señor? ¡Lejos estén sus siervos de hacer semejante cosa!

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y ellos le respondieron: «¿Por qué dice mi señor tales cosas? ¡Nunca tal hagan tus siervos!

Croatian Bible

Oni odgovore: “Zašto nam gospodar govori tako? Daleko bilo od slugu tvojih da učine takvo što!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A oni mu rekoše: Zašto govoriš, gospodaru, takve reči? Sačuvaj Bože da sluge tvoje učine takvo šta!

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And they said, Why does my lord speak these words? Be it far from thy servants to do according to this thing!

German Textbibel

Sie erwiderten ihm: O Herr! warum sprichst du so? Es liegt deinen Sklaven durchaus fern, so etwas zu thun.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And they said to him, Why does our lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו לָ֚מָּה יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲדֹנִ֔י כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה חָלִ֨ילָה֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃