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Links to all Books and Chapters Today's Date: ======= Genesis 42:1 ============ Gen 42:1 Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, "Why are you staring at one another?"(nasb) Gen 42:1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?(kjv) Gen 42:1 When Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:2 ============ Gen 42:2 He said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die."(nasb) Gen 42:2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.(kjv) Gen 42:2 And he said, "Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:3 ============ Gen 42:3 Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.(nasb) Gen 42:3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.(kjv) Gen 42:3 So Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:4 ============ Gen 42:4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "I am afraid that harm may befall him."(nasb) Gen 42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.(kjv) Gen 42:4 But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "Lest some calamity befall him."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:5 ============ Gen 42:5 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also.(nasb) Gen 42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.(kjv) Gen 42:5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:6 ============ Gen 42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.(nasb) Gen 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 down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.(kjv) Gen 42:6 Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:7 ============ Gen 42:7 When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. And he said to them, "Where have you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food."(nasb) Gen 42:7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.(kjv) Gen 42:7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, "Where do you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:8 ============ Gen 42:8 But Joseph had recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him.(nasb) Gen 42:8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.(kjv) Gen 42:8 So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:9 ============ Gen 42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them, and said to them, "You are spies; you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land."(nasb) Gen 42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.(kjv) Gen 42:9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!"(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:10 ============ Gen 42:10 Then they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.(nasb) Gen 42:10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.(kjv) Gen 42:10 And they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:11 ============ Gen 42:11 We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies."(nasb) Gen 42:11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.(kjv) Gen 42:11 We are all one man's sons; we are honest men; your servants are not spies."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:12 ============ Gen 42:12 Yet he said to them, "No, but you have come to look at the undefended parts of our land!"(nasb) Gen 42:12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.(kjv) Gen 42:12 But he said to them, "No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:13 ============ Gen 42:13 But they said, "Your servants are twelve brothers in all, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer alive."(nasb) Gen 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.(kjv) Gen 42:13 And they said, "Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and in fact, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:14 ============ Gen 42:14 Joseph said to them, "It is as I said to you, you are spies;(nasb) Gen 42:14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:(kjv) Gen 42:14 But Joseph said to them, "It is as I spoke to you, saying, 'You are spies!'(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:15 ============ Gen 42:15 by this you will be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here!(nasb) Gen 42:15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.(kjv) Gen 42:15 In this manner you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:16 ============ Gen 42:16 Send one of you that he may get your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. But if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies."(nasb) Gen 42:16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.(kjv) Gen 42:16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!"(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:17 ============ Gen 42:17 So he put them all together in prison for three days.(nasb) Gen 42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days.(kjv) Gen 42:17 So he put them all together in prison three days.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:18 ============ Gen 42:18 Now Joseph said to them on the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God:(nasb) Gen 42:18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:(kjv) Gen 42:18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God:(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:19 ============ Gen 42:19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in your prison; but as for the rest of you, go, carry grain for the famine of your households,(nasb) Gen 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:(kjv) Gen 42:19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined to your prison house; but you, go and carry grain for the famine of your houses.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:20 ============ Gen 42:20 and bring your youngest brother to me, so your words may be verified, and you will not die." And they did so.(nasb) Gen 42:20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.(kjv) Gen 42:20 And bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die." And they did so.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:21 ============ Gen 42:21 Then they said to one another, "Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us."(nasb) Gen 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.(kjv) Gen 42:21 Then they said to one another, "We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; therefore this distress has come upon us."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:22 ============ Gen 42:22 Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not tell you, 'Do not sin against the boy'; and you would not listen? Now comes the reckoning for his blood."(nasb) Gen 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.(kjv) Gen 42:22 And Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not speak to you, saying, 'Do not sin against the boy'; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now required of us."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:23 ============ Gen 42:23 They did not know, however, that Joseph understood, for there was an interpreter between them.(nasb) Gen 42:23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.(kjv) Gen 42:23 But they did not know that Joseph understood them, for he spoke to them through an interpreter.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:24 ============ Gen 42:24 He turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.(nasb) Gen 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.(kjv) Gen 42:24 And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:25 ============ Gen 42:25 Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain and to restore every man's money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. And thus it was done for them.(nasb) Gen 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 unto them.(kjv) Gen 42:25 Then Joseph gave a command to fill their sacks with grain, to restore every man's money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. Thus he did for them.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:26 ============ Gen 42:26 So they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed from there.(nasb) Gen 42:26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.(kjv) Gen 42:26 So they loaded their donkeys with the grain and departed from there.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:27 ============ Gen 42:27 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money; and behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.(nasb) Gen 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.(kjv) Gen 42:27 But as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed at the encampment, he saw his money; and there it was, in the mouth of his sack.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:28 ============ Gen 42:28 Then he said to his brothers, "My money has been returned, and behold, it is even in my sack." And their hearts sank, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?" (nasb) Gen 42:28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, 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 unto us?(kjv) Gen 42:28 So he said to his brothers, "My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!" Then their hearts failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, "What is this that God has done to us?"(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:29 ============ Gen 42:29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,(nasb) Gen 42:29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,(kjv) Gen 42:29 Then they went to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them, saying:(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:30 ============ Gen 42:30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country.(nasb) Gen 42:30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.(kjv) Gen 42:30 "The man who is lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:31 ============ Gen 42:31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.(nasb) Gen 42:31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:(kjv) Gen 42:31 But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:32 ============ Gen 42:32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan.'(nasb) Gen 42:32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.(kjv) Gen 42:32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.'(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:33 ============ Gen 42:33 The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me and take grain for the famine of your households, and go.(nasb) Gen 42:33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby 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 be gone:(kjv) Gen 42:33 Then the man, the lord of the country, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, take food for the famine of your households, and be gone.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:34 ============ Gen 42:34 But bring your youngest brother to me that I may know that you are not spies, but honest men. I will give your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.'"(nasb) Gen 42:34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.(kjv) Gen 42:34 And bring your youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and you may trade in the land.' "(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:35 ============ Gen 42:35 Now it came about as they were emptying their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed.(nasb) Gen 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 both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.(kjv) Gen 42:35 Then it happened as they emptied their sacks, that surprisingly each man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:36 ============ Gen 42:36 Their father Jacob said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me."(nasb) Gen 42:36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.(kjv) Gen 42:36 And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:37 ============ Gen 42:37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my care, and I will return him to you."(nasb) Gen 42:37 And Reuben spake unto 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.(kjv) Gen 42:37 Then Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you; put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 42:38 ============ Gen 42:38 But Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm should befall him on the journey you are taking, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow." (nasb) Gen 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 befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.(kjv) Gen 42:38 But he said, "My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave."(nkjv) ======= Genesis 43:1 ============ Gen 43:1 Now the famine was severe in the land.(nasb) Gen 43:1 And the famine was sore in the land.(kjv) Gen 43:1 Now the famine was severe in the land.(nkjv) |
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