Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
'And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;
New American Standard Bible
Then you said to your servants, ‘
King James Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Holman Bible
Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him to me so that I can see him.’
International Standard Version
"But then you ordered your servants, "Bring him here to me so I can see him for myself.'
A Conservative Version
And thou said to thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
American Standard Version
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Amplified
Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that I may actually see him.’
Bible in Basic English
And you said to your servants, Let him come down to me with you, so that I may see him.
Darby Translation
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou wilt say to thy servants, Bring him down to me, and I shall set mine eyes upon him.
King James 2000
And you said unto your servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me that I may set my eyes upon him.'
Modern King James verseion
And you said to your servants, Bring him down to me, and let me see him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.'
NET Bible
"Then you told your servants, 'Bring him down to me so I can see him.'
New Heart English Bible
You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'
The Emphasized Bible
So then thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, - that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Webster
And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes upon him.
World English Bible
You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 44:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Tests His Brothers
20 and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him. 21 'And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him; 22 and we say unto my lord, The youth is not able to leave his father, when he hath left his father, then he hath died;
Cross References
Genesis 42:15
by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;
Genesis 42:20
and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.
Genesis 43:29
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'
Jeremiah 24:6
And I have set Mine eyes on them for good, And have brought them back to this land, And built them up, and I throw not down, And have planted them, and pluck not up.
Jeremiah 40:4
And now, lo, I have loosed thee to-day from the chains that are on thy hand; if good in thine eyes to come with me to Babylon, come, and I keep mine eye upon thee: and if evil in thine eyes to come with me to Babylon, forbear; see, all the land is before thee, whither it be good, and whither it be right in thine eyes to go -- go.' --
Amos 9:4
And if they go into captivity before their enemies, From thence I command the sword, And it hath slain them, And I have set Mine eye on them for evil, And not for good.