Parallel Verses
Amplified
Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and [you may] live, for I fear God:
New American Standard Bible
Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for
King James Version
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
Holman Bible
On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God
International Standard Version
Three days later, Joseph told them, "I fear God, so do this and you'll live.
A Conservative Version
And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live, for I fear God:
American Standard Version
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear God:
Bible in Basic English
And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:
Darby Translation
And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear God.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joseph will say to them in the third day, This do ye, and live, I fearing God.
King James 2000
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live; I fear God.
Modern King James verseion
And Joseph said to them the third day, Do this and live. I fear God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joseph said unto the third day, "This do and live, for I fear God.
NET Bible
On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
New Heart English Bible
Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and live, for I fear God.
The Emphasized Bible
And Joseph said unto them on the third day, This, do and live, - God himself, do, I, revere.
Webster
And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
World English Bible
Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and live, for I fear God.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
17 Then Joseph put them all in prison for three days. 18 Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and [you may] live, for I fear God: 19 if you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in your [place here in] prison; but as for the rest of you, go, carry grain for the famine in your households,
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Cross References
Leviticus 25:43
You shall not rule over him with harshness (severity, oppression), but you are to fear your God [with profound reverence].
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors who were [in office] before me put heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them in addition to forty shekels of silver [as an excessive monthly salary]; even their servants assumed authority over the people. But I did not do so because of the [reverent] fear of God.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
Nehemiah 5:9
So I said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunting by the [pagan] nations, our enemies?
Luke 18:2
saying,
Luke 18:4