Genesis 42:19
“If ye be 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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 42:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
If ye be 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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn ihr redlich seid, so bleibe einer eurer Brüder gefangen im Hause eures Gewahrsams; ihr aber, ziehet hin, bringet Getreide für den Bedarf eurer Häuser;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si sois hombres de verdad, quede preso en la casa de vuestra cárcel uno de vuestros hermanos; y vosotros id, llevad el alimento para el hambre de vuestra casa:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se sois homens honestos, fique preso na casa de vosso cárcere um de vossos irmãos; e vós ide, levai o alimento para a fome de vossa casa;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se sois homens honestos, deixai um dos vossos irmãos ficar confinado nessa prisão, mas vós ireis levar cereal por causa da fome de vossas casas.
📖 Genesis 42:19 in Context
17And he put them all together into ward three days.
18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
19If ye be 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:
20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21And 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.
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