Genesis 42:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 42:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 42:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Reuben answered them, saying, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘Don’t sin against the child,’ and you wouldn’t listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.””
Genesis 42:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required. ”
Genesis 42:22 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Reuben answereth them, saying, `Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'”
Genesis 42:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the lad? But ye did not hearken; and now behold, his blood also is required. ”
Genesis 42:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Reuben answered them, saying, Warned I not you, saying, Sinne not against the childe, and ye would not heare? and lo, his blood is now required.”
Genesis 42:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:22 in Context — Genesis 42
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.
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.
23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
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.
What Does Genesis 42:22 Mean?
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