Genesis 42:24
“And 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 42:24 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er wandte sich von ihnen ab und weinte. Und er kehrte zu ihnen zurück und redete zu ihnen; und er nahm Simeon aus ihrer Mitte und band ihn vor ihren Augen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y apartóse él de ellos, y lloró: después volvió á ellos, y les habló, y tomó de entre ellos á Simeón, y aprisionóle á vista de ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E apartou-se ele deles, e chorou: depois voltou a eles, e lhes falou, e tomou dentre eles a Simeão, e aprisionou-lhe à vista deles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele se afastou e chorou. José voltou e falou com eles. Ele tomou Simeão deles e o amarrou diante dos seus olhos.
📖 Genesis 42:24 in Context
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.
25Then 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 unto them.
26And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
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