Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and 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.
NET Bible
On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will 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 put them all together into custody for three days. 18 Joseph said to them the third day, "Do this, and live, for I fear God. 19 If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.
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Cross References
Leviticus 25:43
You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'
Nehemiah 5:9
Also I said, "The thing that you do is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
Luke 18:2
saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect man.
Luke 18:4
He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,