Gen 44:9-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 44:9-10: 44:9-10 The punishment that the brothers proposed was harsher than necessary; it was normal in antiquity to stake your life on what you said. The palace manager was agreeable but enforced a punishment that matched Joseph’s intentions (44:17 ).

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‏ Genesis 44:9-10

Summary for Gen 44:9-10: 44:9-10 ^a The punishment that the brothers proposed was harsher than necessary; it was normal in antiquity to stake your life on what you said. The palace manager was agreeable but enforced a punishment that matched Joseph’s intentions (44:17 ^b).