Genesis 43:20

In 11 translations

BSB

“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

KJV

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:we…: Heb. coming down we came down

WEB

and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

ASV

and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

LSV

and say, “O my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

YLT

and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

DBY

and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.

DRC

They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:

GNV

And said, Oh syr, we came in deede down hither at the first time to bye foode,

JPS

and said: 'Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food.

LXXE

saying, We pray thee, Sir; we came down at first to buy food.

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WLC

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֑י יָרֹ֥ד יָרַ֛דְנוּ בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל׃

LXX-Br

λέγοντες, δεόμεθα, κύριε· κατέβηεν τὴν ἀρχὴν πρίασθαι βρώματα.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 42:3So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
• Genesis 42:10“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.
• Genesis 42:35As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
• Genesis 43:3But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
• Genesis 42:27At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.
• Genesis 43:7They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say,…

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