Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God—do this and you will live.

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:

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:

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!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Joseph
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 Joseph imprisoned them together for three days. 18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “I fear God—do this and you will live. 19 If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.



Cross References

Leviticus 25:43

You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.

Nehemiah 5:15

The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking food and wine from them, as well as a pound of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but I didn’t do this, because of the fear of God.

Genesis 20:11

Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘There is absolutely no fear of God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Luke 18:2

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

Luke 18:4

“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect man,

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