44:6 When the man 1 overtook them, he spoke these words to them. 44:7 They answered him, “Why does my lord say such things? 2 Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 3
1 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “Why does my lord speak according to these words?”
3 tn Heb “according to this thing.”