Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
and said, May it please my lord! We, did indeed come down, at the beginning to buy food.
New American Standard Bible
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,
King James Version
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Holman Bible
They said, “Sir, we really did come down here the first time only to buy food.
International Standard Version
"Your Excellency," they said, "The first time we came here to buy food,
A Conservative Version
and said, Oh, my lord, we indeed came down at the first time to buy food.
American Standard Version
and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Amplified
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down here the first time to buy food;
Bible in Basic English
And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
Darby Translation
and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, With leave my lord, coming down, we came down at the beginning to buy food.
King James 2000
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said, "Please, my lord, we surely came down once before to buy food,
Modern King James verseion
and said, Oh sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said, "Sir, we came hither at the first time to buy food,
NET Bible
They said, "My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
New Heart English Bible
and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Webster
And said, O sir, we came down indeed at the first time to buy food:
World English Bible
and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Youngs Literal Translation
and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 43:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Feast At Joseph's Palace
19 So they drew near unto the man that was over Joseph's house, - and spake unto him at the entrance of the house; 20 and said, May it please my lord! We, did indeed come down, at the beginning to buy food. 21 And it came to pass when we had entered into the inn, that we opened our sacks, and lo! the silver of each man, in the mouth of his sack, - our silver in its full weight, - so we have bought it back in our hand!
Cross References
Genesis 42:3
So Joseph's ten brethren went down, - to buy corn from the Egyptians;
Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, - but, thy servants, are come to buy food.
Genesis 42:27
And the first opened his sack to give fodder to his ass at the inn, - and beheld his silver, yea there, it was in the mouth of his sack!
Genesis 42:35
And it came to pass when, they, were emptying their, sacks then lo! each man's bundle of silver, was in his sack, - and when they beheld their bundles of silver - they and their father, they were afraid,
Genesis 43:3
Then spake Judah unto him saying, - The man, did protest, to us saying - Ye shall not see my face, except, your brother, is with you.
Genesis 43:7
And they said, The man did ask I concerning ourselves and concerning our kindred saying - Is your father yet alive? Have ye a brother? So we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we, at all know, that he would say, Bring down your brother?