Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food.
New American Standard Bible
Then they said to him, “No,
King James Version
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Holman Bible
“No, my lord. Your servants have come to buy food,” they said.
International Standard Version
"No, your majesty," they replied. "Your servants have come here to buy food.
A Conservative Version
And they said to him, No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food.
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Amplified
But they said to him, “No, my lord, for your servants have [only] come to buy food.
Darby Translation
And they said to him, No, my lord; but to buy food are thy servants come.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to him, Nay my lord, and thy servants came to buy food.
King James 2000
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
Modern King James verseion
And they said to him, No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto him, "Nay, my lord: but to buy victuals thy servants are come.
NET Bible
But they exclaimed, "No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!
New Heart English Bible
They said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, - but, thy servants, are come to buy food.
Webster
And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food have thy servants come.
World English Bible
They said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against joseph's brethren by joseph
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
9 Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is. 10 And they said to him, Not so, my lord: your servants have come with money to get food. 11 We are all one man's sons, we are true men; we have not come with any secret purpose.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 37:8
And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.
Genesis 27:37
And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?
Genesis 44:9
If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.
1 Samuel 26:17
And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.
1 Kings 18:7
And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?