Genesis 44:18 — Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak… — ESV | maBible

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18 Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.

Passage themes

Asking to speak — let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears
Calming the anger — let not thine anger burn against thy servant
The ruler's power — for thou art even as Pharaoh

Notes and references

44:18 ch. 43:20
44:18 Ex. 32:22
44:18 ch. 41:40

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Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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