Parallel Verses
NET Bible
On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.
New American Standard Bible
Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for
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
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.
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!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
17 He imprisoned them all for three days. 18 On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God. 19 If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison while the rest of you go and take grain back for your hungry families.
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Cross References
Leviticus 25:43
You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors who preceded me had burdened the people and had taken food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their associates were also domineering over the people. But I did not behave in this way, due to my fear of God.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham replied, "Because I thought, 'Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.'
Nehemiah 5:9
Then I said, "The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?
Luke 18:2
He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
Luke 18:4
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,