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Lexham Expanded Bible
Then each said to his brother, "Surely we [are] guilty on account of our brother when we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded for mercy to us and we would not listen. Therefore this trouble has come to us."
New American Standard Bible
Then they said to one another, “
King James Version
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Holman Bible
Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us.”
International Standard Version
"We're all guilty because of what we did to our brother!" they told each other. "We kept on watching his suffering while he pleaded with us! We're in this mess because we wouldn't listen!"
A Conservative Version
And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear. Therefore this distress has come upon us.
American Standard Version
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Amplified
And they said to one another, “Truly we are guilty regarding our brother [Joseph], because we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us [to let him go], yet we would not listen [to his cry]; so this distress and anguish has come on us.”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
Darby Translation
Then they said one to another, We are indeed guilty concerning our brother, whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us, and we did not hearken; therefore this distress is come upon us.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, a man to his brother, Truly we guilty concerning our brother, when we saw the straits of his soul in his entreating us, and we heard him not; for this, these straits are come to us.
King James 2000
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Modern King James verseion
And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he begged us, and we would not hear. Therefore this distress has come upon us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then they said one to another, "We have verily sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and would not hear him: therefore is this trouble come upon us."
NET Bible
They said to one other, "Surely we're being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!"
New Heart English Bible
They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said each man unto his brother - Verily guilty, we are, respecting our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul when he appealed unto us for favour and we hearkened not, - therefore, hath come in unto us this distress.
Webster
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
World English Bible
They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Commerce » Carried on by » Egyptians
Conscience » Instances of » Of joseph's brethren
Conscience » Guilty » Joseph's brethren
Conviction » Instances of » Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to joseph
Examples of Afflictions » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
Guilty conscience » Joseph's brethren
Malice » Instances of » Joseph's brothers toward joseph
Repentance » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of their maltreatment of joseph
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
20 You must bring your youngest brother to me, and then your words will be confirmed and you will not die." And they did so. 21 Then each said to his brother, "Surely we [are] guilty on account of our brother when we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded for mercy to us and we would not listen. Therefore this trouble has come to us." 22 Then Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not say to you, do not sin against the boy? But you did not listen, and now, behold, his blood has been sought."
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Cross References
Hosea 5:15
{I will return again} to my place until they acknowledge [their] guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.
Genesis 37:23-28
And it happened [that] as Joseph came to his brothers they stripped Joseph of his robe, the robe with long sleeves, that [was] upon him.
Job 36:8-9
"And if [they] are tied up with fetters, [if] they are caught in [the] cords of misery,
Genesis 41:9
Then the chief of the cupbearers spoke with Pharaoh, saying, "I remember my sins today.
Numbers 32:23
But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh, and know that your sin will find you.
Judges 1:7
Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with {their thumbs and big toes} cut off used to pick up [scraps] under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him [to] Jerusalem, and he died there.
2 Samuel 12:13
Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh!" Nathan said to David, "Yahweh has also forgiven your sin; you shall not die.
1 Kings 17:18
She said to Elijah, "{What do you have against me}, O man of God, [that] you have come to me to make known my guilt and to cause my son to die?"
Job 33:27-28
"He will sing to men, and he will say, 'I have sinned and have perverted [what is] right, and it was not paid back to me.
Job 34:31-32
"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];
Proverbs 1:27-28
When your panic comes like a storm, and your calamity arrives like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you,
Proverbs 21:13
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
Proverbs 24:11-12
Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
Proverbs 28:17
A person who is burdened with [the] blood of {another}, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
Jeremiah 2:17
Did you not do this to yourself, [by] forsaking Yahweh, your God, at the time of your leading in the way?
Jeremiah 2:19
Your wickedness will chastise you, and your apostasies will reprove you. Therefore know and see that [it is] evil and bitter, your forsaking of Yahweh, your God, and fear of me [is] not in you," {declares} the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
Jeremiah 4:18
"You obtained this for yourself [because of] your way and your deeds. This [is] your doom, for [it is] bitter, yes, it has reached up to your heart."
Jeremiah 34:17
"{Therefore} thus says Yahweh, 'You have not listened to me to proclaim release each one to his fellow countryman and each one to his neighbor. Look, I [am] going to proclaim to you a release,' {declares} Yahweh, 'to the sword, to the plague, and to the famine, and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Matthew 7:2
For by what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and by what measure you measure out, it will be measured out to you.
Matthew 27:3-4
Then [when] Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted [what he had done] [and] returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,
Mark 9:43-45
And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell--into the unquenchable fire!
Mark 9:48
'where their worm does not die and the fire is not extinguished.'
Luke 16:28
for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!'
Acts 19:18
And many of those who had believed came, confessing and disclosing their practices,
James 2:13
For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us [our] sins and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.