Genesis 44:24

“And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.”

"And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord." - Genesis 44:24
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What does Genesis 44:24 mean?

In Genesis 44:24, Joseph's brothers are standing before him, accused of stealing from him. Joseph, who has become a powerful ruler in Egypt, asks his brothers why they have stolen his silver cup, and declares that the one who has taken it will be his slave. This verse is located…

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The Weight of Our Words: A Journey of Integrity and Truth

Genesis 44:24 (KJV) states, "And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord." In these words, we find an intricate tapestry of relationships, responsibilities, and the profound impact of communication within families. The story…

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A Prayer for Courage and Truth in Relationships

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound lessons imbued within the pages of Your Word. Specifically, I reflect upon Genesis 44:24 where it says, "And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord."…

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Genesis 44:24 - "And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord."
Genesis 24-44
Genesis 24:44 - "And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son."
Genesis 44:3 - "As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses."
Psalms 44:24 - "Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?"
Matthew 24:44 - "Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."
Genesis 44:13 - "Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city."
Genesis 44:25 - "And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food."
Genesis 27:44 - "And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;"
Genesis 44:12 - "And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack."
Genesis 44:19 - "My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?"
Genesis 44:6 - "¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words."
Genesis 24:24
Genesis 44:14 - "¶ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground."
Jeremiah 44:24 - "Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:"
Genesis 44:5 - "Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing."
Genesis 44:9 - "With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen."
Genesis 44:11 - "Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack."
Genesis 44:27 - "And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:"
"And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son." - Genesis 24:44
Genesis 44:28 - "And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:"
Genesis 31:44 - "Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee."
Genesis 44:29 - "And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave."
Genesis 44:21 - "And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him."
Genesis 44:15 - "And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?"
Genesis 44:7 - "And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:"
Genesis 44:34 - "For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father."
Genesis 44:30 - "Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;"
Genesis 24-26