Genesis 44:21

In 11 translations

BSB

Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’

KJV

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

WEB

You said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’

ASV

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

LSV

And you say to your servants, Bring him down to me, and I set my eye on him;

YLT

'And thou sayest unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, and I set mine eye upon him;

DBY

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.

DRC

And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him.

GNV

Now thou saidest vnto thy seruants, Bring him vnto me, that I may set mine eye vpon him.

JPS

And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

LXXE

And thou saidst to thy servants, Bring him down to me, and I will take care of him.

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WLC

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ אֵלָ֑י וְאָשִׂ֥ימָה עֵינִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Εἶπας δὲ τοῖς παισί σου, καταγάγετε αὐτὸν πρὸς μέ, καὶ ἐπιμελοῦμαι αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 42:15And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
• Genesis 42:20Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
• Genesis 43:29When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
• Jeremiah 40:4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to…
• Jeremiah 24:6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
• Amos 9:4Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”

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