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Genesis 44:7

They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

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Genesis 44:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

But they said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything like that!

Genesis 44:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Genesis 44:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing!

Genesis 44:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And they said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing.

Genesis 44:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

But the brothers said to the servant, “Why do you say these things? We would not do anything like that!

Genesis 44:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.

Genesis 44:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And they said to him, Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from thy servants to do such a thing!

Genesis 44:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They answered him, “Sir, how can you say such things? We would never think of doing anything like that!

Genesis 44:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

Genesis 44:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!

Genesis 44:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And they said to him, “Why has my lord spoken according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

Genesis 44:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But they said to him, “Why do you say these things? We would never do anything like that!

Genesis 44:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing.


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