THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
With us carrying twice the quantity of silver, how could we possibly take silver or gold?
Genesis 44:8Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord's house, gold or silver?
הֵ֣ן כֶּ֗סֶף אֲשֶׁ֤ר מָצָ֙אנוּ֙ בְּפִ֣י אַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ הֱשִׁיבֹ֥נוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְאֵ֗יךְ נִגְנֹב֙ מִבֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ כֶּ֖סֶף א֥וֹ זָהָֽב׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Ephraem the Syrian
They replied to the overseer, saying, "We discovered the previous gold within our sacks and presented it to our master. Would you now take your master's cup? That must not happen!"
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 43:21And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.
- Gen 43:22And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.
- Gen 42:27And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack's mouth,
- Gen 42:21And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us.
- Deut 5:19And thou shalt not steal.
- Jas 2:10And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.
- Jas 2:11For he that said: Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also: Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
- Matt 19:18He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness.