Genesis 42:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”

Genesis 42:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 42:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 42:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.”

Genesis 42:10 — World English Bible

Genesis 42:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. ”

Genesis 42:10 — American Standard Version

Genesis 42:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;”

Genesis 42:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 42:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come. ”

Genesis 42:10 — Darby Translation

Genesis 42:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But they sayde vnto him, Nay, my lorde, but to bye vitayle thy seruants are come.”

Genesis 42:10 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 42:10 in Context — Genesis 42

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

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.

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

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What Does Genesis 42:10 Mean?

Genesis 42:10 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 42. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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