Genesis 43:31

In 11 translations

BSB

Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”

KJV

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

WEB

He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”

ASV

And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

LSV

and he washes his face, and goes out, and refrains himself, and says, “Place bread.”

YLT

and he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and saith, 'Place bread.'

DBY

And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread.

DRC

And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table.

GNV

Afterward he washed his face, and came out, and refrained himselfe, and sayd, Set on meate.

JPS

And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said: 'Set on bread.'

LXXE

And he washed his face and came out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

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WLC

וַיִּרְחַ֥ץ פָּנָ֖יו וַיֵּצֵ֑א וַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔ק וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שִׂ֥ימוּ לָֽחֶם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ νιψάμενος τὸ πρόσωπον, ἐξελθὼν ἐνεκρατεύσατο· καὶ εἶπε, παράθετε ἄρτους.

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• Genesis 45:1Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
• 1 Peter 3:10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
• Isaiah 42:14“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
• Jeremiah 31:16This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.

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