Genesis 44:4
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1992 [e]הֵ֠ם
hêm
TheyPro-3mp
3318 [e]יָֽצְא֣וּ
yā-ṣə-’ū
had gone outV-Qal-Perf-3cp
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
ofDirObjM
5892 [e]הָעִיר֮
hā-‘îr
the cityArt | N-fs
3808 [e]לֹ֣א
notAdv-NegPrt
7368 [e]הִרְחִיקוּ֒
hir-ḥî-qū
they had gone farV-Hifil-Perf-3cp
3130 [e]וְיוֹסֵ֤ף
wə-yō-w-sêp̄
and JosephConj-w | N-proper-ms
559 [e]אָמַר֙
’ā-mar
saidV-Qal-Perf-3ms
834 [e]לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר
la-’ă-šer
to the onePrep-l | Pro-r
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
overPrep
1004 [e]בֵּית֔וֹ
bê-ṯōw
his houseN-msc | 3ms
6965 [e]ק֥וּם
qūm
Get upV-Qal-Imp-ms
7291 [e]רְדֹ֖ף
rə-ḏōp̄
pursueV-Qal-Imp-ms
310 [e]אַחֲרֵ֣י
’a-ḥă-rê
afterPrep
376 [e]הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים
hā-’ă-nā-šîm
the menArt | N-mp
5381 [e]וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙
wə-hiś-śaḡ-tām
And you shall overtake themConj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms | 3mp
559 [e]וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
wə-’ā-mar-tā
and you shall sayConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms
413 [e]אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
’ă-lê-hem
to themPrep | 3mp
4100 [e]לָ֛מָּה
lām-māh
WhyInterrog
7999 [e]שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם
šil-lam-tem
have you⁺ repaidV-Piel-Perf-2mp
7451 [e]רָעָ֖ה
rā-‘āh
evilAdj-fs
8478 [e]תַּ֥חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
forPrep
2896 [e]טוֹבָֽה׃
ṭō-w-ḇāh
goodN-fs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

Young's Literal Translation
they have gone out of the city—they have not gone far off—and Joseph hath said to him who [is] over his house, ‘Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward , “ Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘ Why have you repaid evil for good?

New American Standard Bible
They had [just] gone out of the city, [and] were not far off, 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?

King James Bible
[And] 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?
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