Genesis 44:3
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Assoone as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they, and their asses.
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Genesis 44:3
Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
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44:1AND he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
44:1¶ And hee commaunded the †steward of his house, saying, Fill the mens sackes with food, as much as they can carie, and put euery mans money in his sacks mouth.
44:2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
44:2And put my cup, the siluer cup, in the sackes mouth of the youngest, and his corne money: and he did according to the word that Ioseph had spoken.
44:3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
44:3Assoone as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they, and their asses.
Selected passage44:4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
44:4 And when they were gone out of the citie, and not yet farre off, Ioseph said vnto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou doest ouertake them, say vnto them, Wherefore haue ye rewarded euill for good?
44:5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
44:5 Is not this it, in which my LORD drinketh? and whereby indeed he ‖diuineth? ye haue done euill in so doing.