Genesis 44:6

6 When he overtook them, he said these words to them.

Genesis 44:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 44:6

And he overtook them
Their asses being laden with corn could not travel very fast, and he and his attendants being mounted on swift horses: and he spake unto them these same words;
that Joseph had ordered him to say, and so what follows particularly, ( Genesis 44:10 ) .

Genesis 44:6 In-Context

4 They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, "Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid evil for good?

5 Isn't this the cup that my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wrong!' "

6 When he overtook them, he said these words to them.

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

8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money we found at the top of our bags. How could we steal gold and silver from your master's house?