Genesis 44:5 · KJV
“{Is} not this {it} in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. {divineth: or, maketh trial?}”
— Genesis 44:5
{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?
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
Genesis 44 — Context
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
4{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?
5{Is} not this {it} in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. {divineth: or, maketh trial?}
6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
Cross References
Genesis 30:27
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, {tarry: for} I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
2 Kings 21:6
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke {him} to anger.
Leviticus 19:26
Ye shall not eat {any thing} with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
Deuteronomy 18:10-14
There shall not be found among you {any one} that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, {or} that useth divination, {or} an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Genesis 44:15
And Joseph said unto them, What deed {is} this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? {divine: or, make trial?}
1 Kings 20:33
Now the men did diligently observe whether {any thing would come} from him, and did hastily catch {it}: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.