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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
[And] when they were gone out after Verb H3318 יָֽצְא֣וּ ya·tze·'u
of the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִיר֮ ha·'ir
[and] not [yet] far off remove Verb H7368 הִרְחִיקוּ֒ hir·chi·ku
Joseph Joseph Noun H3130 וְיֹוסֵ֤ף ve·yo·v·sef
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said answer Verb H559 אָמַר֙ a·mar
unto his steward court Noun H1004 בֵּיתֹ֔ו bei·tov,
after after Particle H834 לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר la·'a·sher
follow chase Verb H7291 רְדֹ֖ף re·dof
the men great Noun H376 הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים ha·'a·na·shim;
and when thou dost overtake ability Verb H5381 וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ ve·his·sag·tam
them say answer Verb H559 וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ ve·'a·mar·ta
Why how long Pronoun H4100 לָ֛מָּה lam·mah
unto them Wherefore have ye rewarded make amends Verb H7999 שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם shil·lam·tem

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Joseph

  Joseph There are three famous people in the Bible named Joseph: All three of their profiles are shown below: Joseph, a son of Jacob/Israel Joseph was one of 12 sons of Jacob. He was the first born son of Rachel (Gen 30:22-24). He received preferential treatment which angered his ten older brothers. His brothers faked his death to their father Jacob, and sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelite traders who were on their way to Egypt. God ga... View Details

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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?
Hebrew Greek English And when they were They had just gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, when Joseph said unto to his house steward, Up, "Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost you overtake them, say unto to them, Wherefore 'Why have ye rewarded you repaid evil for good?
New American Standard Bible 1995 And when they were They had just gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, when Joseph said unto to his house steward, Up, "Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost you overtake them, say unto to them, Wherefore 'Why have ye rewarded you repaid evil for good?