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A Conservative Version
And they said, We thy 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 not.
New American Standard Bible
But they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers in all, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with
King James Version
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Holman Bible
But they replied, “We, your servants, were 12 brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now
International Standard Version
"But your majesty," they pleaded, "your servants include twelve brothers, the sons of a common father back in the land of Canaan. Please! Our youngest brother remains with our father, and the other one is no longer alive."
American Standard Version
And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Amplified
But they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers [in all], the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; please listen: the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer alive.”
Bible in Basic English
Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.
Darby Translation
And they said, Thy servants were twelve brethren, sons of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, Thy servants twelve brethren; we the sons of one man in the land of Canaan: and behold, the little one with our father this day, and one, not
King James 2000
And they said, 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 not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they said, "We, your servants, [are] twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, but behold, the youngest [is] with our father today, and one is no more."
Modern King James verseion
And they said, 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 not.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said, "We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is yet with our father, and one no man knoweth where he is."
NET Bible
They replied, "Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive."
New Heart English Bible
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."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said: We, thy twelve servants, are, brethren, sons of one man in the and of Canaan, - and lo! the youngest: is with our father this day, and, the one, is not!
Webster
And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
World English Bible
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."
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
12 And he said to them, No, but ye have come to see the nakedness of the land. 13 And they said, We thy 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 not. 14 And Joseph said to them, This is that which I spoke to you, saying, Ye are spies.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 37:30
and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go?
Genesis 42:32
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 44:20
And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. And his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.
Genesis 43:7
And they said, The man asked diligently concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? Have ye [another] brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we in any way know
Genesis 29:32-35
And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Because LORD has looked upon my affliction, for now my husband will love me.
Genesis 30:6-24
And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.
Genesis 35:16-26
And they journeyed from Bethel. And there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.
Genesis 42:11
We are all one man's sons. We are TRUE men. Thy servants are no spies.
Genesis 42:36
And Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of my sons. Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.
Genesis 42:38
And he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm befalls him by the way in which ye go, then ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
Genesis 44:28
And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces, and I have not seen him since.
Genesis 45:26
And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.
Genesis 46:8-27
And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt with their father Jacob, Jacob and his sons: The firstborn of Jacob, Reuben.
Exodus 1:2-5
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Numbers 1:1-54
And LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Numbers 10:1-36
And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 26:1-65
And it came to pass after the plague, that LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
Numbers 34:1-29
And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
1 Chronicles 2:1-8
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping. Rachel weeping for her children, she refused to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
Lamentations 5:7
Our fathers sinned, and are not, and we have borne their iniquities.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that
Matthew 2:18
A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children. And she did not want to be comforted, because they are not.