Genesis 44:15
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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.

What.

Genesis 44:4,5 And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good? . . .

Genesis 3:13 And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.

Genesis 4:10 And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth.

wot ye not.

Genesis 21:26 And Abimelech answered: I knew not who did this thing: and thou didst not tell me, and I heard not of it till today.

Genesis 39:8 But he in no wise consenting to that wicked act said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house:

Exodus 32:1 And the people seeing that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, gathering together against Aaron, said: Arise, make us gods, that may go before us: For as to this Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has befallen him.

divine.

Genesis 44:5 The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.

Context
Benjamin and the Silver Cup
14And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph (for he was not yet gone out of the place) and they all together fell down before him on the ground. 15And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.16And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.…
Cross References
Genesis 44:5
The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.

Genesis 44:16
And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found.

Lexicon
“What
מָֽה־ (māh-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

is this
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

deed
הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (ham·ma·‘ă·śeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

you have done?”
עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

Joseph
יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

declared.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Did you not
הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

know
יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם (yə·ḏa‘·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a man
אִ֖ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

like me
כָּמֹֽנִי׃ (kā·mō·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3644: Like, as, when

can surely divine the truth?”
נַחֵ֧שׁ (na·ḥêš)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5172: To hiss, whisper a, spell, to prognosticate


Additional Translations
“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Did you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”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?

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?

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?

And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? Did ye not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

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?

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?

Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"

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?'
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