As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
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As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.
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As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, the morning shone.
Hebrew, the morning shone.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 44:3 As soon as the morning was light,…
Gen 44:3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Ver. 3. The men were sent away.] This was no small courtesy to them, that were so willing of their way.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain As soon as the morning was light,.... When it…
As soon as the morning was light,.... When it was break of day, before the sun rose:
the men were sent away, they and their asses; the men being refreshed with food, and their asses having provender given them, and saddled and loaded, they were handsomely and honourably dismissed.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain As soon as the morning was light, the men…
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away--They commenced their homeward journey at early dawn (see on Gen 18:2); and it may be readily supposed in high spirits, after so happy an issue from all their troubles and anxieties.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The morning dawned
The morning dawned
"The morning light shown"
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the men were sent away, they and their donkeys
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they sent the men away, along with their donkeys" (See: Active or Passive)
Why have you returned evil for good?
This question is used to scold the brothers. AT: "You have treated us badly, after we were good to you!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
Is this not the cup from which my master drinks, and the cup that he uses for divination?
This question is used to scold the brothers. AT: "You already know that this is the cup that my master uses for drinking and for fortune telling!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
You have done evil, this thing that you have done
This repeats "you have done" for emphasis. AT: "What you have done is very evil" (See: Parallelism)
translationWords
donkey
Joseph (OT)
manager
evil
good
lord
divination
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