Genesis 44:5-8
New American Standard Bible
6So he overtook them and spoke these words to them.
7And they said to him, 'Why does my lord say such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8Behold, the money which we found in the opening of our sacks we have brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?
King James Version
Chapter 44
5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. 6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?Christian Standard Bible
6When he overtook them, he said these words to them.
7They said to him, "Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
8We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found at the top of our bags. How could we steal silver or gold from your master's house?
New Living Translation
English Standard Version
6When he overtook them, he spoke to them these words.
7They said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8Behold, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?
New International Version
6When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them.
7But they said to him, 'Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything like that!
8We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found inside the mouths of our sacks. So why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?
New King James Version
6So he overtook them, and he spoke to them these same words.
7And they said to him, “Why does my lord say these words? Far be it from us that your servants should do such a thing.
8Look, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan the money which we found in the mouth of our sacks. How then could we steal silver or gold from your lord’s house?