Genesis 43:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?”
Genesis 43:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 43:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 43:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said, “The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?””
Genesis 43:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 43:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?”
Genesis 43:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 43:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they say, `The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'”
Genesis 43:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 43:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down?”
Genesis 43:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 43:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they answered, The man asked straitly of our selues and of our kinred, saying, Is your father yet aliue? haue ye any brother? And wee tolde him according to these wordes: could we knowe certainely that he would say, Bring your brother downe?”
Genesis 43:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 43:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And they said, "The man asked us carefully about us and about our kindred, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have a brother?' And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"”
Genesis 43:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 43:7 in Context — Genesis 43
5 Mais si tu ne veux pas l’envoyer, nous ne descendrons point, car cet homme nous a dit: Vous ne verrez pas ma face, à moins que votre frère ne soit avec vous.
6 Israël dit alors: Pourquoi avez-vous mal agi à mon égard, en disant à cet homme que vous aviez encore un frère?
7 Ils répondirent: Cet homme nous a interrogés sur nous et sur notre famille, en disant: Votre père vit-il encore? Avez-vous un frère? Et nous avons répondu à ces questions. Pouvions-nous savoir qu’il dirait: Faites descendre votre frère?
8 Juda dit à Israël, son père: Laisse venir l’enfant avec moi, afin que nous nous levions et que nous partions; et nous vivrons et ne mourrons pas, nous, toi, et nos enfants.
9 Je réponds de lui; tu le redemanderas de ma main. Si je ne le ramène pas auprès de toi et si je ne le remets pas devant ta face, je serai pour toujours coupable envers toi.
What Does Genesis 43:7 Mean?
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