Genesis 42:33 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Genesis 42:33 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 42:33 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 42:33 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 houses, and go your way.”
Genesis 42:33 — World English Bible
Genesis 42:33 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way; ”
Genesis 42:33 — American Standard Version
Genesis 42:33 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye <FI>are<Fi> right men--one of your brethren leave with me, and <FI>for<Fi> the famine of your houses take ye and go,”
Genesis 42:33 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 42:33 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Hereby shall I know that ye are honest: leave one of your brethren with me, and take [for] the hunger of your households, and go, ”
Genesis 42:33 — Darby Translation
Genesis 42:33 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Lord of the countrey sayde vnto vs, Hereby shall I knowe if ye be true men: Leaue one of your brethren with me, and take foode for the famine of your houses and depart,”
Genesis 42:33 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:33 in Context — Genesis 42
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
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.
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:
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.
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.
What Does Genesis 42:33 Mean?
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