Kejadian 44:16

44:16 Judah replied, “What can we say ¹  to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? ²  God has exposed the sin of your servants! ³  We are now my lord’s slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”

Bilangan 32:23

32:23 “But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned ⁴  against the Lord. And know that your sin will find you out.

Yesaya 59:12

59:12 For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, ⁵ 

and our sins testify against us;

indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds;

we know our sins all too well. ⁶ 

[44:16]  ¹ tn The imperfect verbal form here indicates the subject’s potential.

[44:16]  ² tn The Hitpael form of the verb צָדֵק (tsadeq) here means “to prove ourselves just, to declare ourselves righteous, to prove our innocence.”

[44:16]  ³ sn God has exposed the sin of your servants. The first three questions are rhetorical; Judah is stating that there is nothing they can say to clear themselves. He therefore must conclude that they have been found guilty.

[32:23]  ⁴ tn The nuance of the perfect tense here has to be the future perfect.

[59:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “for many are our rebellious deeds before you.”

[59:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] our rebellious deeds (are) with us, and our sins, we know them.”