Genesis 42:19

World English Bible (WEB)

If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.

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17 He put them all together into custody for three days.

18 Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.

19 If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.

20 Bring your youngest brother to me; so will your words be verified, and you won’t die.” They did so.

21 They said to one 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.”

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Genesis 42:19 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.
KJV King James Version: If 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:
BSB Berean Standard Bible: If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
ASV American Standard Version: if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:
YLT Young's Literal Translation: if ye [are] right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn [for] the famine of your houses,
DBY Darby Translation: If ye are honest, let one of your brethren remain bound in the house of your prison, but go ye, carry grain for the hunger of your households;
WBS Webster Bible: If ye are 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: