Parallel Verses
Amplified
but bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be verified and you will not die.” And they did so.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
Holman Bible
Bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be confirmed; then you won’t die.” And they consented to this.
International Standard Version
Just be sure to bring your youngest brother back to me so what you've claimed can be verified. That way, you won't die."
A Conservative Version
and bring your youngest brother to me. So shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
American Standard Version
and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
Bible in Basic English
And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.
Darby Translation
and bring your youngest brother to me, in order that your words be verified, and that ye may not die. And they did so.
Julia Smith Translation
And ye shall bring your little brother to me, and your words shall be believed, and ye shall not die. And they will do so.
King James 2000
But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and you shall not die. And they did so.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You must bring your youngest brother to me, and then your words will be confirmed and you will not die." And they did so.
Modern King James verseion
But bring your youngest brother to me, and let your words be confirmed, be proved true, and you shall not die. And they did so.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and bring your youngest brother unto me: that your words may be believed, and that ye die not." And they did so.
NET Bible
But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die." They did as he said.
New Heart English Bible
Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won't die." They did so.
The Emphasized Bible
and your youngest brother, shall ye bring in unto me, that your words may be confirmed, and ye die not. And they did so.
Webster
But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
World English Bible
Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won't die." They did so.
Youngs Literal Translation
and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
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, 20 but bring your youngest brother to me, so your words will be verified and you will not die.” And they did so. 21 And they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty regarding our brother [Joseph], because we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us [to let him go], yet we would not listen [to his cry]; so this distress and anguish has come on us.”
Cross References
Genesis 42:34
Bring your youngest brother to me; then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will return your [imprisoned] brother [back] to you, and you may trade and do business in the land.’”
Genesis 43:5
But if you will not send him, we will not go down there; for the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’”
Genesis 44:23
You said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes with you, you shall not see my face again.’
Genesis 42:15
In this way you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here!
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did this; according to all that God commanded him, that is what he did.
Genesis 42:26
They loaded their donkeys with grain and left from there.
Genesis 43:19
So they approached the steward of Joseph’s house, and talked with him at the entrance of the house,
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”