“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
But they said to him: why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything like that! The denial is indignant — the brothers are genuinely outraged, genuinely innocent of the specific charge. The application: genuine innocence of the specific charge produces genuine indignation. The brothers did not steal the cup; they are right to deny it.
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