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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:

New American Standard Bible

Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:

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—do this and you will live.

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:

Amplified

Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and [you may] live, for I fear God:

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!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

שׁלישׁי 
Sh@liyshiy 
Usage: 108

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

and live
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

for I fear
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 43

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan

17 So he put them in prison for three days. 18 And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man: 19 If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

Cross References

Leviticus 25:43

Do not be a hard master to him, but have the fear of God before you.

Nehemiah 5:15

But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

Nehemiah 5:9

And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?

Luke 18:2

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

Luke 18:4

And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

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