Genesis 43:7

King James Version (KJV)

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Translations

Genesis 43:7 - Amplified Bible

And they said, The man asked us straightforward questions about ourselves and our relatives. He said, Is your father still alive? Have you another brother? And we answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down here?

Genesis 43:7 - American Standard Version

And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Genesis 43:7 - Bible in Basic English

And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

Genesis 43:7 - Darby Bible

And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Genesis 43:7 - English Standard Version

They replied, "The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, "Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?" What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, "Bring your brother down"?"

Genesis 43:7 - King James Version

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Genesis 43:7 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero ellos dijeron: El hombre nos preguntò especìficamente acerca de nosotros y nuestros familiares, diciendo: "¿Vive aùn vuestro padre? ¿Tenéis otro hermano?" Y nosotros contestamos sus preguntas. ¿Acaso podìamos nosotros saber que él dirìa: "Traed a vuestro hermano"?

Genesis 43:7 - The Message

They said, "The man pressed us hard, asking pointed questions about our family: ’Is your father alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered his questions. How did we know that he’d say, ’Bring your brother here’?"

Genesis 43:7 - New American Standard Bible

But they said, "The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, `Is your father still alive? Have you {another} brother?' So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, `Bring your brother down'?"

Genesis 43:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero ellos dijeron: "El hombre nos preguntò especìficamente acerca de nosotros y nuestros familiares, diciendo: '¿Vive aùn su padre? ¿Tienen otro hermano?' Y nosotros contestamos sus preguntas. ¿Acaso podìamos nosotros saber que él dirìa: 'Traigan a su hermanò?"

Genesis 43:7 - World English Bible

They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, `Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?` We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, `Bring your brother down?`"

Genesis 43:7 - Young's Living Translation

and they say, `The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?`

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