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 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 42:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but you did not listen? And moreover—his blood—behold, it is being required."”
Genesis 42:22 — The Living Sword
Genesis 42:22 in Context — Genesis 42
20 Pero habéis de traerme á vuestro hermano menor, y serán verificadas vuestras palabras, y no moriréis. Y ellos lo hicieron así.
21 Y decían el uno al otro: Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano, que vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no le oímos: por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia.
22 Entonces Rubén les respondió, diciendo: ¿No os hablé yo y dije: No pequéis contra el mozo; y no escuchasteis? He aquí también su sangre es requerida.
23 Y ellos no sabían que los entendía José, porque había intérprete entre ellos.
24 Y apartóse él de ellos, y lloró: después volvió á ellos, y les habló, y tomó de entre ellos á Simeón, y aprisionóle á vista de ellos.
What Does Genesis 42:22 Mean?
Genesis 42:22 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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