GEN 42:16 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) Select one among you to go and get your brother, and the rest of you will be imprisoned. Then we’ll find out if you’ve all been telling the truth. And if not, on Far’oh’s life, you’re certainly spies.”

Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and you will be bound. Then your words will be tested as to whether the truth is in you. And if not, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!”

UST So one of you must go back home and bring your youngest brother back here. The rest of you must stay here in prison. That way I can verify whether you told me the truth. But if you are lying, as certain as King Pharaoh lives, that means you really are spying on our country!”

BSB Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

OEB Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, while you remain in prison, that it may be proved whether you are telling the truth or not. Or else, as sure as Pharaoh lives, you are indeed spies.’

WEB Send one of you, and let him get your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you, or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.”

NET One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

LSV send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and you, remain bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not, [as] Pharaoh lives, surely you [are] spies”;

FBV One of you go back and bring your other brother here. The others of you will be kept here in prison until it's clear that you're telling the truth. If not, then I swear on Pharaoh's life it proves you're spies!”

T4T Send one of your group to go and get your younger brother and bring him here. I will put the rest of you in prison, in order that I may test what you have said to find out whether what you are telling me is true. If the one who goes does not bring your younger brother here, then, just as surely as the king lives, it will be clear that you are lying and that you are spies.”

LEB Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, but you will be kept in prison so that your words might be tested to see if there is truth with you. And if not, by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies.”

BBE Send one of your number to get your brother, and the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are true; if not, by the life of Pharaoh, your purpose is certainly secret.

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JPS Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely ye are spies.'

ASV Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

DRA Send one of you to fetch him: and you shall be in prison, till what you have said be proved, whether it be true or false: or else by the health of Pharao you are spies.

YLT send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not — Pharaoh liveth! surely ye [are] spies;'

DBY Send one of you, that he may fetch your brother, but ye shall be imprisoned, and your words shall be put to the proof, whether the truth is in you; and if not, as Pharaoh lives, ye are spies.

RV Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

WBS Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

KJB Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.[fn]
(Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye/you_all shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye/you_all are spies.)

42.16 kept…: Heb. bound

BB Sende out one of you, whiche may fet your brother, and ye shalbe kept in pryson, that your wordes may be proued whether there be any trueth in you: or els by the lyfe of Pharao, ye are but spyes.
(Sende out one of you, which may fet your brother, and ye/you_all shall be kept in pryson, that your words may be proued whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh, ye/you_all are but spyes.)

GNV Send one of you which may fet your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proued, whether there bee trueth in you: or els by the life of Pharaoh ye are but spies.
(Send one of you which may fet your brother, and ye/you_all shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proued, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh ye/you_all are but spies. )

CB Sende awaye one of you to fetch youre brother, but ye shalbe in preson. Thus wyll I trye out yor wordes, whether ye go aboute wt trueth or not: for els, by the life of Pharao ye are spyes.
(Sende away one of you to fetch your(pl) brother, but ye/you_all shall be in preson. Thus will I trye out yor words, whether ye/you_all go about with truth or not: for else, by the life of Pharaoh ye/you_all are spyes.)

WYC that he brynge hym, forsothe ye schulen be in boondis, til tho thingis that ye seiden ben preued, whether tho ben false ether trewe; ellis, bi the helthe of Farao, ye ben aspieris.
(that he bring him, forsothe ye/you_all should be in boondis, til tho things that ye/you_all said been proved, whether tho been false ether trewe; ellis, by the health of Pharaoh, ye/you_all been aspieris.)

LUT Sendet einen unter euch hin, der euren Bruder hole; ihr aber sollt gefangen sein. Also will ich prüfen eure Rede, ob ihr mit Wahrheit umgehet oder nicht. Denn wo nicht, so seid ihr, bei dem Leben Pharaos, Kundschafter.
(Sendet a under you there, the yours brother hole; her but sollt gefangen sein. So will I prüfen your Rede, ob her with truth umgehet or nicht. Because wo not, so seid ihr, bei to_him life Pharaos, Kundschafter.)

CLV Mittite ex vobis unum, et adducat eum: vos autem eritis in vinculis, donec probentur quæ dixistis utrum vera an falsa sint: alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis.[fn]
(Mittite ex to_you unum, and adducat eum: vos however eritis in vinculis, until probentur which dixistis utrum vera an falsa sint: alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis.)

42.16 Mititte ex vobis unum. alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis. AUG. Quæst. in Gen. Quid est quod Joseph, vir sapiens, etc., usque ad erit Deus, non enim erit, sed habebitur

42.16 Mititte ex to_you unum. alioquin per salutem Pharaonis exploratores estis. AUG. Quæst. in Gen. Quid it_is that Yoseph, man sapiens, etc., usque to will_be God, not/no because erit, but habebitur

BRN Send one of you, and take your brother; and go ye to prison, till your words be clear, whether ye speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the health of Pharao, verily ye are spies.

BrLXX Ἀποστείλατε ἐξ ὑμῶν ἕνα, καὶ λάβετε τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν· ὑμεῖς δὲ ἀπάχθητε ἕως τοῦ φανερὰ γενέσθαι τὰ ῥήματα ὑμῶν, εἰ ἀληθεύετε ἢ οὔ· εἰ δὲ μὴ, νὴ τὴν ὑγίειαν Φαραὼ, ἦ μὴν κατάσκοποί ἐστε.
(Aposteilate ex humōn hena, kai labete ton adelfon humōn; humeis de apaⱪthaʸte heōs tou fanera genesthai ta ɽaʸmata humōn, ei alaʸtheuete aʸ ou; ei de maʸ, naʸ taʸn hugieian Faraō, aʸ maʸn kataskopoi este. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

שִׁלְח֨וּ מִ⁠כֶּ֣ם אֶחָד֮

send of,you_all one(ms)

Alternate translation: “Choose one of you to go home”

וְ⁠יִקַּ֣ח אֶת אֲחִי⁠כֶם֒

and,get DOM brother,your_all's

Alternate translation: “to get your youngest brother and bring him here.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

וְ⁠אַתֶּם֙

and,you_all

In this verse, the pronouns you and your are plural. Alternate translation: “You who are left”

הֵאָ֣סְר֔וּ

kept_in_prison

See how you translated bound in Gen 39:20; 40:3, 5. It may be necessary to translate this term in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “will be put in prison.”

וְ⁠יִבָּֽחֲנוּ֙ דִּבְרֵי⁠כֶ֔ם הַֽ⁠אֱמֶ֖ת אִתְּ⁠כֶ֑ם

and,tested words,your_all's if,truth in,you_all

Alternate translation: “That way I can verify whether or not you told me the truth.” or “If you do that, I will know that what you told me is true.”

וְ⁠אִם לֹ֕א

and=if not

Alternate translation: “But if you are not telling the truth,”

חֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה

lives Farˊoh

See how you translated this phrase in verse 15.

כִּ֥י מְרַגְּלִ֖ים אַתֶּֽם

that/for/because/then/when spies you_all

Alternate translation: “that means you are definitely spies!”

Parallel GEN 42:16