GEN 42:20 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki: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).

BrLXX Καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὑμῶν τὸν νεώτερον ἀγάγετε πρός με, καὶ πιστευθήσονται τὰ ῥήματα ὑμῶν· εἰ δὲ μὴ, ἀποθανεῖσθε. Ἐποίησαν δὲ οὕτως.
(Kai ton adelfon humōn ton neōteron agagete pros me, kai pisteuthaʸsontai ta ɽaʸmata humōn; ei de maʸ, apothaneisthe. Epoiaʸsan de houtōs. )

BrTr And bring your younger brother to me, and your words shall be believed; but, if not, ye shall die. And they did so.

ULT Then you will bring your youngest brother to me so that your words will be verified, and you will not die.” And they did so.

UST But you must bring your youngest brother back here to me. That way I will know that you are telling the truth, and I will let you live.” So Joseph’s brothers agreed to do what he said.

BSB Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.

OEB and bring your youngest brother to me. So shall your words be verified, and you shall not die.’

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die.” They did as he said.

LSV and you bring your young brother to me, and your words are established, and you do not die”; and they do so.

FBV But you must bring your youngest brother here to me to prove what you're saying is true. If not, you will all die.” They agreed to do this.

T4T But if you come back here again, you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that you can prove that what you told me is true, and as a result I will not have you executed.” So they agreed to do that.

LEB No LEB GEN book available

BBE And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die.' And they did so.

ASV and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

DRA And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said.

YLT and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.

Drby and bring your youngest brother to me, in order that your words be verified, and that ye may not die. And they did so.

RV and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
(and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye/you_all shall not die. And they did so. )

SLT And ye shall bring your little brother to me, and your words shall be believed, and ye shall not die. And they will do so.

Wbstr But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

KJB-1769 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
(But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye/you_all shall not die. And they did so. )

KJB-1611 But bring your yongest brother vnto mee, so shall your wordes be verified, and yee shall not die: and they did so.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps GEN book available

Gnva But bring your yonger brother vnto me, that your wordes may be tried, and that ye dye not: and they did so.
(But bring your younger brother unto me, that your words may be tried, and that ye/you_all dye not: and they did so. )

Cvdl No Cvdl GEN book available

Wycl No Wycl GEN book available

Luth No Luth GEN book available

ClVg et fratrem vestrum minimum ad me adducite, ut possim vestros probare sermones, et non moriamini. Fecerunt ut dixerat,
(and brother of_you minimum to me adducite, as possim yours probare conversations, and not/no moriamini. Fecerunt as dixerat, )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT GEN book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠אֶת־אֲחִי⁠כֶ֤ם הַ⁠קָּטֹן֙ תָּבִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֔⁠י

and=DOM brother_of,your_all's the=small(sg) bring to=me

Alternate translation: [After that, you must come back here to me with your youngest brother]

וְ⁠יֵאָמְנ֥וּ דִבְרֵי⁠כֶ֖ם

and,verified words_of,your_all's

See how you translated a similar clause in verse 16. Alternate translation: [so that what you have told me will be proven to be true]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

וְ⁠לֹ֣א תָמ֑וּתוּ

and=not die

In this context, the word die refers to execution, not death by natural causes. Alternate translation: [and I will spare your lives and not execute you for being spies]

וַ⁠יַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן

and=they_made so

Alternate translation: [… agreed to do what he said] or [… accepted his proposal]

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