Genesis 42:22
“And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 42:22 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Ruben antwortete ihnen und sprach: Habe ich nicht zu euch gesprochen und gesagt: Versündiget euch nicht an dem Knaben? Aber ihr hörtet nicht; und siehe, sein Blut wird auch gefordert!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces Rubén les respondió, diciendo: ¿No os hablé yo y dije: No pequéis contra el mozo; y no escuchasteis? He aquí también su sangre es requerida.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então Rúben lhes respondeu, dizendo: Não vos falei eu e disse: Não pequeis contra o jovem; e não escutastes? Eis que também o sangue dele é requerido.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Rúben respondeu-lhes: "Eu não vos disse: 'não pequeis contra o menino', mas vós não me ouvistes? Agora vede: o sangue dele é cobrado de nós".
📖 Genesis 42:22 in Context
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.
22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
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