Genesis 42:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”

Genesis 42:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 42:13 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 42:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.””

Genesis 42:13 — World English Bible

Genesis 42:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”

Genesis 42:13 — American Standard Version

Genesis 42:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they say, `Thy servants <FI>are<Fi> twelve brethren; we <FI>are<Fi> sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one <FI>is<Fi> with our father to-day, and the one is not.'”

Genesis 42:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 42:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they said, Thy servants were twelve brethren, sons of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.”

Genesis 42:13 — Darby Translation

Genesis 42:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they said, We thy seruants are twelue brethren, the sonnes of one man in the lande of Canaan: and beholde, the yongest is this day with our father, and one is not.”

Genesis 42:13 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 42:13 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And they said, "We—your servants—are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And behold, the youngest is with our father today, and the one is no more."”

Genesis 42:13 — The Living Sword

Genesis 42:13 in Context — Genesis 42

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.

13 Ils répondirent: Nous, tes serviteurs, sommes douze frères, fils d’un même homme au pays de Canaan; et voici, le plus jeune est aujourd’hui avec notre père, et il y en a un qui n’est plus.

14 Joseph leur dit: Je viens de vous le dire, vous êtes des espions.

15 Voici comment vous serez éprouvés. Par la vie de Pharaon! Vous ne sortirez point d’ici que votre jeune frère ne soit venu.

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What Does Genesis 42:13 Mean?

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