Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Sin not against the child, and ye would not hear? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.
New American Standard Bible
Reuben answered them, saying, “
King James Version
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Holman Bible
But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy?
International Standard Version
"Didn't I tell you!" Reuben replied. ""Don't wrong the kid!' I said, but would you listen? No! Now it's payback time!"
American Standard Version
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.
Amplified
Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? Now the accounting for his blood is required [of us for we are guilty of his death].”
Bible in Basic English
And Reuben said to them, Did I not say to you, Do the child no wrong? but you gave no attention; so now, punishment has come on us for his blood.
Darby Translation
And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the lad? But ye did not hearken; and now behold, his blood also is required.
Julia Smith Translation
And Reuben will answer them, saying, Spake I not to you, saying, Ye shall not sin against the child; and ye heard not? and also behold his blood was required.
King James 2000
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spoke I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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."
Modern King James verseion
And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you saying, Do not sin against the youth? And you would not hear. Therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Reuben answered them, saying, "Said I not unto you that ye should not sin against the lad? But ye would not hear; And now verily see, his blood is required."
NET Bible
Reuben said to them, "Didn't I say to you, 'Don't sin against the boy,' but you wouldn't listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!"
New Heart English Bible
Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not tell you, saying, 'Do not sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."
The Emphasized Bible
And Reuben responded to them, saying - Spake I not unto you saying, Do not sin against the child! And ye hearkened not? His very blood, therefore lo! it is required.
Webster
And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the young man; and ye would not hear? therefore behold also his blood is required.
World English Bible
Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Reuben answereth them, saying, 'Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'
Themes
Chiding » Reuben chides his brothers for their treatment of joseph
Commerce » Carried on by » Egyptians
Conviction » Instances of » Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to joseph
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
Interlinear
Chata'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 42:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sends Nine Of His Brothers Back To Canaan
21 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. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Sin not against the child, and ye would not hear? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required. 23 And they did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 2:32
And LORD will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know it, [namely], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the a
2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, LORD look upon it, and require it.
Psalm 9:12
For he who makes inquiry for blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the poor.
Genesis 37:21-22
And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life.
Genesis 9:5-6
And surely your blood, [the blood] of your lives, I will require. At the hand of every beast I will require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, I will require the life of man.
Luke 11:50-51
so that the blood of all the prophets that was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What have thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
Genesis 37:29-30
And Reuben returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he rent his clothes,
Ezekiel 3:18
When I say to a wicked man, Thou shall surely die, and thou give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked man from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at
Luke 23:41
And we indeed justly, for we receive worthy of what we did, but this man did nothing amiss.
Acts 28:4
And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though saved from the sea, Justice did not allow to live.
Romans 2:15
Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, testifying of their conscience, and their thoughts amidst each other accusing or also defending them
Revelation 13:10
If any man keeps in captivity, he goes. If any man kills with a sword, he must be killed with a sword. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the sanctified.
Revelation 16:9
And the men were scorched with great heat. And the men blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues, and they did not repent to give him glory.