Genesis 42:19 — Bible Verse (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:”
Genesis 42:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 42:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 42:19 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
Genesis 42:19 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“if ye <FI>are<Fi> right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn <FI>for<Fi> the famine of your houses,”
Genesis 42:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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; ”
Genesis 42:19 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bounde in your prison house, and goe ye, carie foode for the famine of your houses:”
Genesis 42:19 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:19 in Context — Genesis 42
17 And he put them all together into ward three days.
18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
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:
20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
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.
What Does Genesis 42:19 Mean?
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