Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.
New American Standard Bible
Then his brothers also came and
King James Version
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
Holman Bible
Then his brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
International Standard Version
Joseph wept when they talked to him. So Joseph's brothers went to visit him, fell prostrate in front of him, and declared, "Look! We're your servants."
A Conservative Version
And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
American Standard Version
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
Amplified
Then his brothers went and fell down before him [in confession]; then they said, “Behold, we are your servants (slaves).”
Bible in Basic English
Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will come and will fall down before him, and they will say, Behold, we are for servants to thee.
King James 2000
And his brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are your servants.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then his brothers went also and fell before him and said, "Behold, we [are] your servants."
Modern King James verseion
And his brothers also went and fell down before his face. And they said, Behold, we are your servants.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his brethren came and fell before him and said, "Behold we be thy servants."
NET Bible
Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, "Here we are; we are your slaves."
New Heart English Bible
His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."
The Emphasized Bible
Then went his brethren also, and fell down before him, - and said, Behold us! thine for servants.
Webster
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face: and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
World English Bible
His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."
Youngs Literal Translation
And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, 'Lo, we are to thee for servants.'
Themes
Conviction » Instances of » Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to joseph
Families » Should » Live in mutual forbearance
Family » Of saints » Live in mutual forbearance
Joseph » Summary of his life » Returned good for evil
Repentance » Instances of » Joseph's brothers, of their maltreatment of joseph
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 50:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Reassures His Brothers
17 Thus shall ye speak to Joseph: Oh forgive, I pray thee, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin! for they did evil to thee. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen. 19 And Joseph said to them, Fear not: am I then in the place of God?
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Cross References
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve thee, And races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be they that curse thee, And blessed be they that bless thee.
Genesis 37:7-11
Behold, we were binding sheaves in the fields, and lo, my sheaf rose up, and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves came round about and bowed down to my sheaf.
Genesis 42:6
And Joseph, he was the governor over the land he it was that sold the corn to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.
Genesis 44:14
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; and he was still there; and they fell down before him to the ground.
Genesis 45:3
And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph. Does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled at his presence.