Genesis - 44:24



24 It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Verse In-Depth

Explanation and meaning of Genesis 44:24.

Differing Translations

Compare verses for better understanding.
Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said.
'And it cometh to pass, that we have come up unto thy servant my father, that we declare to him the words of my lord;
And when we went back to your servant, our father, we gave him an account of my lord's words.
Therefore, when we had gone up to your servant our father, we explained to him all that my lord had spoken.
Fuit igitur, quando ascendimus ad servum tuum patrem meum, et narravimus ei verba domini mei.

*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.


Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And it came to pass, when we came unto thy servant my father,.... In the land of Canaan:
we told him the words of my lord; what he had said to them, particularly respecting Benjamin.

*More commentary available at chapter level.


Discussion on Genesis 44:24

User discussion of the verse.






*By clicking Submit, you agree to our Privacy Policy & Terms of Use.