Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!

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.

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 and he removeth them unto charge three days. 18 And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear! 19 if ye are right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn for the famine of your houses,

Cross References

Leviticus 25:43

thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

Nehemiah 5:15

the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

Genesis 20:11

And Abraham saith, 'Because I said, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they have slain me for the sake of my wife;

Nehemiah 5:9

And I say, 'Not good is the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Luke 18:2

saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --

Luke 18:4

and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

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