Genesis 42 Parallel Bible

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	YLT Young's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And Jacob seeth that there is corn in Egypt, and Jacob saith to his sons, 'Why do you look at each other?'	When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?”	When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?”
2	he saith also, 'Lo, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt, go down thither, and buy for us from thence, and we live and do not die;'	And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.”	He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
3	and the ten brethren of Joseph go down to buy corn in Egypt,	So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.	Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4	and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, 'Lest mischief meet him.'	But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him.	But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.
5	And the sons of Israel come to buy in the midst of those coming, for the famine hath been in the land of Canaan,	Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.	So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.
6	and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him -- face to the earth.	Now Joseph was governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.	Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
7	And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, 'From whence have ye come?' and they say, 'From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'	Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”	As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”
8	And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,	And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.	Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.
9	and Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.'	And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”	Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”
10	And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;	They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.	“No, my lord,” they answered. “Your servants have come to buy food.
11	we are all of us sons of one man, we are right men; thy servants have not been spies;'	We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. Your servants have never been spies.”	We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
12	and he saith unto them, 'No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'	He said to them, “No, it is the nakedness of the land that you have come to see.”	“No!” he said to them. “You have come to see where our land is unprotected.”
13	and they say, 'Thy servants are twelve brethren; we are sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one is with our father to-day, and the one is not.'	And they said, “We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.”	But they replied, “Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
14	And Joseph saith unto them, 'This is that which I have spoken unto you, saying, Ye are spies,	But Joseph said to them, “It is as I said to you. You are spies.	Joseph said to them, “It is just as I told you: You are spies!
15	by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;	By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.	And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
16	send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not -- Pharaoh liveth! surely ye are spies;'	Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain confined, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you. Or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies.”	Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
17	and he removeth them unto charge three days.	And he put them all together in custody for three days.	And he put them all in custody for three days.
18	And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!	On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:	On the third day, Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:
19	if ye are right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn for the famine of your houses,	if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, and let the rest go and carry grain for the famine of your households,	If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.
20	and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.	and bring your youngest brother to me. So your words will be verified, and you shall not die.” And they did so.	But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.
21	And they say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'	Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”	They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.”
22	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.'	And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”	Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.”
23	And they have not known that Joseph understandeth, for the interpreter is between them;	They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.	They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.
24	and he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes.	Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.	He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.
25	And Joseph commandeth, and they fill their vessels with corn, also to put back the money of each unto his sack, and to give to them provision for the way; and one doth to them so.	And Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, and to replace every man’s money in his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. This was done for them.	Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man’s silver back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done for them,
26	And they lift up their corn upon their asses, and go from thence,	Then they loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed.	they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
27	and the one openeth his sack to give provender to his ass at a lodging-place, and he seeth his money, and lo, it is in the mouth of his bag,	And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.	At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.
28	and he saith unto his brethren, 'My money hath been put back, and also, lo, in my bag:' and their heart goeth out, and they tremble, one to another saying, 'What is this God hath done to us!'	He said to his brothers, “My money has been put back; here it is in the mouth of my sack!” At this their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”	“My silver has been returned,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
29	And they come in unto Jacob their father, to the land of Canaan, and they declare to him all the things meeting them, saying,	When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,	When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,
30	'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;	“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land.	“The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land.
31	and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies,	But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies.	But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.
32	we are twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one is to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.	We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’	We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.’
33	And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye are right men -- one of your brethren leave with me, and for the famine of your houses take ye and go,	Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.	“Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.
34	and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'	Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.’”	But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
35	And it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man's silver is in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;	As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.	As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.
36	and Jacob their father saith unto them, 'Me ye have bereaved; Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and Benjamin ye take -- against me have been all these.'	And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”	Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
37	And Reuben speaketh unto his father, saying, 'My two sons thou dost put to death, if I bring him not in unto thee; give him into my hand, and I -- I bring him back unto thee;'	Then Reuben said to his father, “Kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him back to you.”	Then Reuben said to his father, “You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.”
38	and he saith, 'My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'	But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”	But Jacob said, “My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.”
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Genesis 42 Parallel Bible Translations