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Genesis 44:18
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16 Then Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has afound out the iniquity of your servants; here bwe are, my lord’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.”  
17 But he said, a“Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.”  

Judah Intercedes for Benjamin

18 Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and ado not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.  
19 My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’
20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and aa child of his old age, who is young; his brother is bdead, and he calone is left of his mother’s children, and his dfather loves him.’  
21 Then you said to your servants, a‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’  
22 And we said to my lord, a‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’  
23 But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.’
Verse Comparison: Genesis 44:18

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American Standard Version
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Amplified® Bible
Then Judah came close to [Joseph] and said, O my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word to you in private, and let not your anger blaze against your servant, for you are as Pharaoh [so I will speak as if directly to him].

Contemporary English Version
Judah went over to Joseph and said: Sir, you have as much power as the king himself, and I am only your slave. Please don't get angry if I speak.

Darby English Version
Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.

Good News Bible
Judah went up to Joseph and said, "Please, sir, allow me to speak with you freely. Don't be angry with me; you are like the king himself.

King James Version
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

New American Standard Bible
Then Judah approached him, and said, "Oh my lord, may your servant please speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not be angry with your servant; for you are equal to Pharaoh.

New International Version
Then Judah went up to him and said: "Please, my lord, let your servant speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

New King James Version
Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Judah approached him, and said, "Oh my lord, may your servant please speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not become angry with your servant; for we acknowledge you as equal to Pharaoh.

Revised Standard Version
Then Judah went up to him and said, "O my lord, let your servant, I pray you, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant; for you are like Pharaoh himself.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah cometh nigh unto him, and saith, `O, my lord, let thy servant speak, I pray thee, a word in the ears of my lord, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant -- for thou art as Pharaoh.

New English Translation
Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you.1 Please do not get angry with your servant,2 for you are just like Pharaoh.3


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