Parallel Verses
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:
Amplified
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down here 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 went up to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the door of the house, 20 and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food, 21 And when we came to the lodging place we opened our sacks, and there was each man's money in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. So we have brought it again with us,
Cross References
Genesis 42:3
So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.
Genesis 42:10
They said to him, "No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.
Genesis 42:27
And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey fodder at the lodging place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
Genesis 42:35
As they emptied their sacks, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis 43:3
But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
Genesis 43:7
They replied, "The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"