44:17 But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of 2 you may go back 3 to your father in peace.”
1 tn Heb “Better my giving her to you than my giving her to another man.”
2 tn The words “the rest of” have been supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “up” (reflecting directions from their point of view – “up” to Canaan; “down” to Egypt).