Genesis 44:7
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English Standard Version
They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

New American Standard Bible
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said to him, "Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

International Standard Version
"Your Excellency," they replied, "Why do you speak like this? Far be it from your servants to act like this.

NET Bible
They answered him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They answered him, "Sir, how can you say such things? We would never think of doing anything like that!

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto him, Why says my lord these words? God forbid that your servants should do according to this thing:

American King James Version
And they said to him, Why said my lord these words? God forbid that your servants should do according to this thing:

American Standard Version
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.

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

Darby Bible 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!

English 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

World English Bible
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto him, 'Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;
Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him Wherefore saith
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
my lord
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
these words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
God forbid
chaliylah  (khaw-lee'-law)
literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! -- be far, (God) forbid.
that thy servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
should do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
according to this thing
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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