Genesis Chapter 40 verse 15 Holy Bible
for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.
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for indeed I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
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For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."
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for I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they have put me in the pit.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) I was stolen.--Joseph here speaks only generally, as his purpose was to arouse the sympathy of the Egyptian by making him know that he was free born, and reduced to slavery by fraud. It would have done harm rather than good to have said that his sale was owing to family feuds; and, moreover, noble-minded men do not willingly reveal that which is to the discredit of their relatives.Land of the Hebrews.--Jacob and his race had settled possessions in Canaan at Hebron, Shechem, Beer-sheba, &c. The term Hebrew, moreover, was an old one; for in the ancient record of the invasion of Palestine by Chedorlaomer, we saw that Abram was described as "the Hebrew" (Genesis 14:13). But Joseph did not mean that the land of Canaan belonged to them, but that he was stolen from the settlements of these "immigrants," and from the land wherein they sojourned.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewForכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionI was kidnappedגֻנֹּ֣ב (ḡun·nōḇ)Verb - Pual - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 1589: To thieve, to deceivefrom the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 776: Earth, landof the Hebrews,הָעִבְרִ֑ים (hā·‘iḇ·rîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israeliteand evenוְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andhereפֹּה֙ (pōh)AdverbStrong's 6311: This place, hereI have doneעָשִׂ֣יתִֽי (‘ā·śî·ṯî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 6213: To do, makenothingלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nofor whichכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthey should have putשָׂמ֥וּ (śā·mū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, setmeאֹתִ֖י (’ō·ṯî)Direct object marker | first person common singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casein this dungeon.”בַּבּֽוֹר׃ (bab·bō·wr)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 953: A pit, cistern, wellJump to PreviousCarried Deserve Dungeon Fact Force Forcibly Hebrews Indeed Pit Prison Really Stolen
