Genesis 42:21
King James Version
Translation: KJV
19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:Select Genesis 42:19
20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.Select Genesis 42:20
21And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.Select Genesis 42:21
22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.Select Genesis 42:22
23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.Select Genesis 42:23
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WEB
42:21 They said one to another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”
ASV
42:21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
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