Genesis 42:36 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.”

Genesis 42:36 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 42:36 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 42:36 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 42:36 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jacob, their father, said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.””

Genesis 42:36 — World English Bible

Genesis 42:36 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. ”

Genesis 42:36 — American Standard Version

Genesis 42:36 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Jacob their father saith unto them, `Me ye have bereaved; Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin ye take--against me have been all these.'”

Genesis 42:36 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 42:36 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin! All these things are against me. ”

Genesis 42:36 — Darby Translation

Genesis 42:36 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Iaakob their father said to them, Ye haue robbed me of my children: Ioseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Beniamin: all these things are against me.”

Genesis 42:36 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 42:36 in Context — Genesis 42

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.

36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 42 →

What Does Genesis 42:36 Mean?

Genesis 42:36 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.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free