Genesis:42 Parallel Bible - WEB WEY WLD |
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| Genesis 42:1 | Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? | | Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?" |
| Genesis 42:2 | And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: go down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. | | He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die." |
| Genesis 42:3 | And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. | | Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. |
| Genesis 42:4 | But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren: for he said, Lest perhaps mischief shall befall him. | | But Jacob didn't send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers; for he said, "Lest perhaps harm befall him." |
| Genesis 42:5 | And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. | | The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. |
| Genesis 42:6 | And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the earth. | | Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth. |
| Genesis 42:7 | And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange to them, and spoke roughly to them; and he said to them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. | | Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, "Where did you come from?" They said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food." |
| Genesis 42:8 | And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. | | Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn't recognize him. |
| Genesis 42:9 | And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land have ye come. | | Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land." |
| Genesis 42:10 | And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come. | | They said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food. |
| Genesis 42:11 | We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies. | | We are all one man's sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies." |
| Genesis 42:12 | And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land have ye come. | | He said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land." |
| Genesis 42:13 | And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. | | They said, "We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more." |
| Genesis 42:14 | And Joseph said to them, That is what I spoke to you, saying, Ye are spies: | | Joseph said to them, "It is like I told you, saying, 'You are spies.' |
| Genesis 42:15 | By this ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother shall come hither. | | Hereby you shall be tested. By the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth from here, unless your youngest brother come here. |
| Genesis 42:16 | Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. | | Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies." |
| Genesis 42:17 | And he put them all together into custody three days. | | He put them all together into custody three days. |
| Genesis 42:18 | And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: | | Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and live, for I fear God. |
| Genesis 42:19 | If ye are true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: | | If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison-house; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses. |
| Genesis 42:20 | But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. | | Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won't die." They did so. |
| Genesis 42:21 | And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. | | They said one to another, "We are most assuredly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come on us." |
| Genesis 42:22 | And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the young man; and ye would not hear? therefore behold also his blood is required. | | Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required." |
| Genesis 42:23 | And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter. | | They didn't know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them. |
| Genesis 42:24 | And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. | | He turned himself about from them, and wept, and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. |
| Genesis 42:25 | Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them. | | Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way. Thus was it done to them. |
| Genesis 42:26 | And they loaded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. | | They loaded their donkeys with their grain, and departed from there. |
| Genesis 42:27 | And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money: for behold, it was in his sack's mouth. | | As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging-place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. |
| Genesis 42:28 | And he said to his brethren, My money is restored; and see it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done to us? | | He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is even in my sack." Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?" |
| Genesis 42:29 | And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them, saying, | | They came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, |
| Genesis 42:30 | The man who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. | | "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. |
| Genesis 42:31 | And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies: | | We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are no spies. |
| Genesis 42:32 | We are twelve brethren, sons of our father: one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. | | We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.' |
| Genesis 42:33 | And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart: | | The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'Hereby will I know that you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way. |
| Genesis 42:34 | And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: then will I deliver to you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. | | Bring your youngest brother to me. Then will I know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So will I deliver you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.'" |
| Genesis 42:35 | And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. | | It happened as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. |
| Genesis 42:36 | And Jacob their father said to them, Me have ye bereaved: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. | | Jacob, their father, said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me." |
| Genesis 42:37 | And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. | | Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again." |
| Genesis 42:38 | And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. | | He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm befall him by the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol." |
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