GEN 42:18 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) On the third day, Yosef told them, “I’m a man who reveres God. So if you do exactly what I say, I’ll let you live.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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).

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ, τοῦτο ποιήσατε, καὶ ζήσεσθε· τὸν Θεὸν γὰρ ἐγὼ φοβοῦμαι.
(Eipe de autois taʸ haʸmera taʸ tritaʸ, touto poiaʸsate, kai zaʸsesthe; ton Theon gar egō foboumai. )

BrTr And he said to them on the third day, This do, and ye shall live, for I fear God.

ULT Then Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, because I fear God:

UST Three days later, Joseph said to them, “I am a man who reveres God. So if you do what I say, I will let you live.

BSB and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

OEB Then Joseph said to them on the third day, ‘Do this, and live, for I fear God:

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

LSV And Joseph says to them on the third day, “Do this and live; I fear God!

FBV On the third day he told them, “Since I'm someone who respects God, do as I tell you and you'll live.

T4T On the third day, Joseph went to the prison and said to them, “I am a man who fears that God will punish me if I do not do what I promise. So do what I tell you, and I will spare your lives.

LEB On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live; I fear God.

BBE And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God:

ASV And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

DRA And the third day he brought them out of prison, and said: Do as I have said, and you shall live: for I fear God.

YLT And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!

Drby And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear [fn]God.

42.18 Elohim

RV And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Wbstr And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

KJB-1769 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

KJB-1611 And Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This doe, and liue: for I feare God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Ioseph said vnto them the thirde day: this do & liue, for I feare God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva Then Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This do, and liue: for I feare God.
(Then Yoseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear God. )

Cvdl Vpon the thirde daye he sayde vnto the: Yf ye wil lyue, the do thus, for I feare God:
(Upon the third day he said unto them: If ye/you_all will live, the do thus, for I fear God:)

Wycl whanne thei weren led out of prisoun, he seide, Do ye that that Y seide, and ye schulen lyue, for Y drede God;
(whanne they were led out of prisoun, he said, Do ye/you_all that that I said, and ye/you_all should live, for I dread God;)

Luth Am dritten Tage aber sprach er zu ihnen: Wollt ihr leben, so tut also; denn ich fürchte GOtt.
(At_the dritten days but spoke he to to_them: Wollt you/their/her life, so tut also; because I fear God.)

ClVg Die autem tertio eductis de carcere, ait: Facite quæ dixi, et vivetis: Deum enim timeo.
(Die however tertio eductis about carcere, he_said: Facite which dixi, and vivetis: God because timeo. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠שְּׁלִישִׁ֔י

and=he/it_said to,them Yōşēf/(Joseph) in_the=day the=third

See how you translated on the third day in Gen 22:4, 31:22, 40:20. It may be necessary to translate this phrase in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “After three days, Joseph said to them,”

זֹ֥את עֲשׂ֖וּ

this(f) do

Alternate translation: “Do what I say and” or “If you do this,” or “If you do what I say,”

וִֽ⁠חְי֑וּ

and,live

Alternate translation: “you will live,” or “I will spare your lives,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

אֶת הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲנִ֥י יָרֵֽא

DOM the=ʼElohīm I fearing

For some languages it is more natural to put this clause first in this verse and say, “I am a man who reveres/respects God. So if you do what I say, I will let you live.” Do what is best in your language. See how you translated fear God in Gen 22:12. Alternate translation: “since I respect and obey God:”

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