Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said, "Sir, we came hither at 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:
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.
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 Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler over Joseph's house, and communed with him at the door, 20 and said, "Sir, we came hither at the first time to buy food, 21 and as we came to an inn and opened our sacks: behold, every man's money was in his sack with full weight. But we have brought it again with us,
Cross References
Genesis 42:3
So went Joseph's ten brethren down to buy corn in Egypt,
Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, "Nay, my lord: but to buy victuals thy servants are come.
Genesis 42:27
And as one of them opened his sack, for to give his ass provender in the Inn, he spied his money in his sack's mouth.
Genesis 42:35
And as they emptied their sacks, behold: every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis 43:3
Then said Judah unto him, "The man did testify unto us saying, 'Look that ye see not my face except your brother be with you.'
Genesis 43:7
And they said, "The man asked us of our kindred saying, 'Is your father yet alive? Have ye not another brother?' And we told him according to these words. How could we know that he would bid us bring our brother down with us?"