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Genesis 44:10

NETBible	He replied, “You have suggested your own punishment!¹ The one who has it will become my slave,² but the rest of³ you will go free.”⁴
NIV © biblegateway Gen 44:10	"Very well, then," he said, "let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it will become my slave; the rest of you will be free from blame."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 44:10	So he said, "Now let it also be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and the rest of you shall be innocent."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 44:10	"Fair enough," the man replied, "except that only the one who stole it will be a slave. The rest of you may go free."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 44:10	The steward said, "Very well then, but we won't go that far. Whoever is found with the chalice will be my slave; the rest of you can go free."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 44:10	And he said, Let it be as you say: he in whose bag it is seen will become my servant; and you will not be responsible.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 44:10	He said, "Even so; in accordance with your words, let it be: he with whom it is found shall become my slave, but the rest of you shall go free."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 44:10	And he said, "Now also let it be according to your words; he with whom it is found shall be my slave, and you shall be blameless."
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KJV	And he said <0559> (8799)_, Now also [let] it [be] according unto your words <01697>_: <03651> he with whom it is found <04672> (8735) shall be my servant <05650>_; and ye shall be blameless <05355>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 44:10	So he said <0559> , "Now <06258> let it also <01571> be according to your words <01697> ; he with whom <0834> it is found <04672> shall be my slave <05650> , and the rest of you shall be innocent <05355> ."
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM de <1161> PRT eipen {V-AAI-3S} kai <2532> CONJ nun <3568> ADV wv <3739> CONJ legete <3004> V-PAI-2P outwv <3778> ADV estai <1510> V-FMI-3S o <3588> T-NSM anyrwpov <444> N-NSM par <3844> PREP w <3739> R-DSM an <302> PRT eureyh <2147> V-APS-3S to <3588> T-NSN kondu {N-NSN} autov <846> D-NSM estai <1510> V-FMI-3S mou <1473> P-GS paiv <3816> N-NSM umeiv <4771> P-NP de <1161> PRT esesye <1510> V-FMI-2P kayaroi <2513> A-NPM
NET [draft] ITL	He replied <0559> , “You have suggested <03651> your own punishment <01697> ! The one <01931> who <0834> has it will become <01961> my slave <05650> , but the rest of you <0859> will go <01961> free <05355> .”
HEBREW	Myqn <05355> wyht <01961> Mtaw <0859> dbe <05650> yl <0> hyhy <01961> wta <0854> aumy <04672> rsa <0834> awh <01931> Nk <03651> Mkyrbdk <01697> hte <06258> Mg <01571> rmayw (44:10) <0559>

NETBible

He replied, “You have suggested your own punishment!¹ The one who has it will become my slave,² but the rest of³ you will go free.”⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “Also now, according to your words, so it is.” As the next statement indicates, this does mean that he will do exactly as they say. He does agree with them the culprit should be punished, but not as harshly as they suggest. Furthermore, the innocent parties will not be punished.

²tn Heb “The one with whom it is found will become my slave.”

³tn The words “the rest of” have been supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁴tn The Hebrew word נָקִי (naqi) means “acquitted,” that is, free of guilt and the responsibility for it.

⁴sn The rest of you will be free. Joseph’s purpose was to single out Benjamin to see if the brothers would abandon him as they had abandoned Joseph. He wanted to see if they had changed.