Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his brethren came and fell before him and said, "Behold we be thy servants."
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.
Darby Translation
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.
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.
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 50:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Reassures His Brothers
17 'This wise say unto Joseph: forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy brethren and their sin, for they rewarded thee evil.' Now therefore we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of thy father's God." And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren came and fell before him and said, "Behold we be thy servants." 19 And Joseph said unto them, "Fear not, for am not I under God?
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Cross References
Genesis 27:29
People be thy servants, and nations bow unto thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and thy mother's children stoop unto thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee."
Genesis 37:7-11
Behold, we were making sheaves in the field: and lo, my sheaf arose and stood upright, and yours stood round about and made obeisance to my sheaf."
Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was governor in the land, and sold corn to all the people of the land. And his brethren came, and fell flat on the ground before him.
Genesis 44:14
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house, for he was yet there, and they fell before him on the ground.
Genesis 45:3
And he said unto his brethren, "I am Joseph: doth my father yet live?" But his brethren could not answer him, for they were abashed at his presence.