'Explain' in the Bible

But the thin ears gobbled up the seven good ears. I told all this to my advisors, but nobody was able to explain it to me."

"What can we say, Your Excellency?" Judah replied. "How can we explain this or justify ourselves? God has discovered the sin of your servants, and now we've become slaves to you, Your Excellency, both we and the one in whose possession the cup has been discovered."