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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.
OET-LV And_he/it_said to_them Yōşēf in_the_day the_third this do and_live DOM the_ʼₑlhīmv I [am]_fearing.
UHB וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י זֹ֥את עֲשׂ֖וּ וִֽחְי֑וּ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲנִ֥י יָרֵֽא׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer ʼₐlēhem yōşēf bayyōm hashshəlīshiy zoʼt ˊₐsū viḩəyū ʼet-hāʼₑlohiym ʼₐniy yārēʼ.)
Key: yellow: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).
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:
WEB Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.
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:
MOF No MOF 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!
DBY 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:
WBS And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
KJB And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:
(And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: )
BB And Ioseph said vnto them the thirde day: this do & liue, for I feare God.
(And Yoseph said unto them the third day: this do and live, for I fear God.)
GNV 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 liue: for I fear God. )
CB 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 the: If ye/you_all will live, the do thus, for I fear God:)
WYC 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 drede God;)
LUT 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 ihnen: Wollt her life, so tut also; because I fürchte God.)
CLV Die autem tertio eductis de carcere, ait: Facite quæ dixi, et vivetis: Deum enim timeo.
(Die however tertio eductis about carcere, ait: Facite which dixi, and vivetis: God because timeo. )
BRN And he said to them on the third day, This do, and ye shall live, for I fear God.
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. )
42:18-20 Rather than keep all but one, Joseph would release all but one to take grain home to their starving families.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י
and=he/it_said to,them Yōşēf 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=ʼₑlhīmv 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:”