Genesis 42:19 Parallel Translations

If you are honest men, you will let one of your brothers stay here in prison. The rest of you will go and take grain back to your starving families.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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:

ASV:

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:

BBE:

If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

DBY:

If ye are honest, let one of your brethren remain bound in the house of your prison, but go ye, carry grain for the hunger of your households;

ERV:

if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

JPS:

if ye be upright men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses;

WBS:

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:

WEB:

If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.

YLT:

if ye are right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn for the famine of your houses,

Genesis 42:19 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 42:18 Now Joseph said to them on the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God:

Genesis 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 ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

42:7-20 Joseph was hard upon his brethren, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that they had made away with him, and he gave them occasion to speak of their father and brother. God, in his providence, sometimes seems harsh with those he loves, and speaks roughly to those for whom yet he has great mercy in store. Joseph settled at last, that one of them should be left, and the rest go home and fetch Benjamin. It was a very encouraging word he said to them, I fear God; as if he had said, You may be assured I will do you no wrong; I dare not, for I know there is one higher than I. With those that fear God, we may expect fair dealing.

CONC:

Bound Brethren Brothers Carry Confined Corn Families Famine Grain Honest Households Houses Hunger Kept Needs Prison Prison-house Rest Starving Stay Upright Ward

Bound Carry Confined Corn Families Famine Grain Honest House Households Houses Hunger Kept Needs Prison Prison-House Rest Right Starving True. Upright Ward

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