Genesis 42:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”

Genesis 42:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 42:10 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 42:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 42:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They said to him, “No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.”

Genesis 42:10 — World English Bible

Genesis 42:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”

Genesis 42:10 — American Standard Version

Genesis 42:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;”

Genesis 42:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 42:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.”

Genesis 42:10 — Darby Translation

Genesis 42:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But they sayde vnto him, Nay, my lorde, but to bye vitayle thy seruants are come.”

Genesis 42:10 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 42:10 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And they said to him, "No, my lord—but your servants have come to buy food.”

Genesis 42:10 — The Living Sword

Genesis 42:10 in Context — Genesis 42

8 Joseph reconnut ses frères, mais eux ne le reconnurent pas.

9 Joseph se souvint des songes qu’il avait eus à leur sujet, et il leur dit: Vous êtes des espions; c’est pour observer les lieux faibles du pays que vous êtes venus.

10 Ils lui répondirent: Non, mon seigneur, tes serviteurs sont venus pour acheter du blé.

11 Nous sommes tous fils d’un même homme; nous sommes sincères, tes serviteurs ne sont pas des espions.

12 Il leur dit: Nullement; c’est pour observer les lieux faibles du pays que vous êtes venus.

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What Does Genesis 42:10 Mean?

Genesis 42:10 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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