Parallel Verses

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:

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
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 He put all of them together in prison for three days. 18 Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God: 19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in prison. Concerning the rest of you, carry grain for the famine of your households,

Cross References

Leviticus 25:43

Do not treat them harshly. Respect your God.

Nehemiah 5:15

Earlier rulers who came before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver. Even their servants were lords over the people. But I did not do so, out of reverence for God.

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said: I thought that because there are no people who reverence God in this place, I would be killed because of my wife.

Nehemiah 5:9

I said: What you are doing is not good. Is it not necessary for you to walk out of respect for our God, because of the shame the nations put on us?

Luke 18:2

There was a judge in a city that did not fear God and had no respect for man.

Luke 18:4

At first he refused. Then he thought about it and he said to himself, I do not fear God and have little respect for man.

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