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 7 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 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the man—the lord of the land—said to us, 'By this I shall know that you are honest: leave one of your brothers with me, and take for the famine of your houses and go.”

Genesis 42:33 — The Living Sword

Genesis 42:33 in Context — Genesis 42

31 Nous lui avons dit: Nous sommes sincères, nous ne sommes pas des espions.

32 Nous sommes douze frères, fils de notre père; l’un n’est plus, et le plus jeune est aujourd’hui avec notre père au pays de Canaan.

33 Et l’homme, qui est le seigneur du pays, nous a dit: Voici comment je saurai si vous êtes sincères. Laissez auprès de moi l’un de vos frères, prenez de quoi nourrir vos familles, partez, et amenez-moi votre jeune frère.

34 Je saurai ainsi que vous n’êtes pas des espions, que vous êtes sincères; je vous rendrai votre frère, et vous pourrez librement parcourir le pays.

35 Lorsqu’ils vidèrent leurs sacs, voici, le paquet d’argent de chacun était dans son sac. Ils virent, eux et leur père, leurs paquets d’argent, et ils eurent peur.

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What Does Genesis 42:33 Mean?

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