Genesis 44:4
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And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?

Up.

Deuteronomy 2:16 And after all the fighting men were dead,

Wherefore.

1 Samuel 24:17 And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil.

2 Chronicles 20:11 Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.

Psalm 35:12 They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

Psalm 109:5 And they repaid me evil for good: and hatred for my love.

Proverbs 17:13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

John 10:32 Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?

Context
Benjamin and the Silver Cup
3And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses. 4And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?5The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.…
Cross References
Genesis 44:3
And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.

Genesis 44:13
Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again, returned into the town.

Lexicon
They
הֵ֠ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

had not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

gone
יָֽצְא֣וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

far
הִרְחִיקוּ֒ (hir·ḥî·qū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7368: To be or become far or distant

from the city
הָעִיר֮ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

when Joseph
וְיוֹסֵ֤ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

told
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

his steward,
לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר (la·’ă·šer)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

“Pursue
רְדֹ֖ף (rə·ḏōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

the men
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

at once,
ק֥וּם (qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and when you overtake them,
וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙ (wə·hiś·śaḡ·tām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake

ask,
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Why
לָ֛מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have you repaid
שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם (šil·lam·tem)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

good
טוֹבָֽה׃ (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

with evil?
רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil


Additional Translations
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you do overtake them, say to them, Why have you rewarded evil for good?

And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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?

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?

They were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

And when they were gone out of the city, and were 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?

And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Arise, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?

they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who is over his house, 'Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?
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