Parallel Verses
Amplified
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down here the first time to buy food;
New American Standard Bible
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,
King James Version
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Holman Bible
They said, “Sir, we really did come down here the first time only to buy food.
International Standard Version
"Your Excellency," they said, "The first time we came here to buy food,
A Conservative Version
and said, Oh, my lord, we indeed came down at the first time to buy food.
American Standard Version
and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Bible in Basic English
And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
Darby Translation
and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, With leave my lord, coming down, we came down at the beginning to buy food.
King James 2000
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said, "Please, my lord, we surely came down once before to buy food,
Modern King James verseion
and said, Oh sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said, "Sir, we came hither at the first time to buy food,
NET Bible
They said, "My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
New Heart English Bible
and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
The Emphasized Bible
and said, May it please my lord! We, did indeed come down, at the beginning to buy food.
Webster
And said, O sir, we came down indeed at the first time to buy food:
World English Bible
and said, "Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Youngs Literal Translation
and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 43:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Feast At Joseph's Palace
19 So they approached the steward of Joseph’s house, and talked with him at the entrance of the house, 20 and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down here the first time to buy food; 21 and when we arrived at the inn [after leaving here], we opened our sacks and there was each man’s money [with which he had paid for grain], in full, returned in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back [this time].
Cross References
Genesis 42:3
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
Genesis 42:10
But they said to him, “No, my lord, for your servants have [only] come to buy food.
Genesis 42:27
And at the lodging place, as one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey, he saw his money in the opening of his sack.
Genesis 42:35
Now when they emptied their sacks, every man’s bundle of money [paid to buy grain] was in his sack. When they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis 43:3
But Judah said to him, “The man [representing Pharaoh] solemnly and sternly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face [again] unless your brother is with you.’
Genesis 43:7
And they said, “The man asked us straightforward questions about ourselves and our relatives. He said, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ And we