GEN 42:24 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Yosef turned away from them briefly so they couldn’t see his tears, then he turned back toward them and spoke to them. Then he had Simeon separated from the group and tied up in front of them.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ἀποστραφεὶς δὲ ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ἔκλαυσεν Ἰωσήφ· καὶ πάλιν προσῆλθε πρὸς αὐτοὺς, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἔλαβε τὸν Συμεὼν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐναντίον αὐτῶν.
(Apostrafeis de apʼ autōn eklausen Yōsaʸf; kai palin prosaʸlthe pros autous, kai eipen autois; kai elabe ton Sumeōn apʼ autōn, kai edaʸsen auton enantion autōn. )

BrTr And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

ULT And he turned away from them and cried. Then he turned back toward them and spoke to them. Then he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

UST When Joseph heard what they were saying, he turned his back to them and started crying. Then after he recovered, he turned back around and spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had his soldiers bind him with chains while they watched.

BSB And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.

OEB But he turned away from them and wept; then he turned back and spoke to them, and, taking Simeon from among them, bound him before their eyes.

WEBBE He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from amongst them, and bound him before their eyes.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes.

LSV and he turns around from them, and weeps, and turns back to them, and speaks to them, and takes Simeon from them, and binds him before their eyes.

FBV Joseph stepped away from them because he started crying. He came back when he was able to speak to them again. He chose Simeon and had him tied up as they watched.

T4T Because of what they said, Joseph realized that they admitted that what they had done to him many years previously was wrong. He could not keep from crying, and he did not want them to see him crying, so he left them and went outside the room and began to cry. But then he returned to them and talked to them again. Then he took Simeon, and while they were watching, he told his servants to tie him up. He left Simeon in the prison and told the others that they could go.

LEB And he turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them, and took Simeon from them and tied him up in front of them.

BBE And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

ASV And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

DRA And he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning he spoke to them.

YLT and he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes.

Drby And he turned away from them, and wept. And he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

RV And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.

Wbstr And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

KJB-1769 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

KJB-1611 And hee turned himselfe about from them and wept, and returned to them againe, and communed with them, and tooke from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he turned from them and wept: and turned to them agayne, and communed with them, and toke out Simeon from amongest them, and bounde him before theyr eyes.
(And he turned from them and wept: and turned to them again, and communed with them, and took out Simeon from amongst them, and bound him before their eyes.)

Gnva Then he turned from them, and wept, and turned to them againe, and communed with them, and tooke Simeon from among them, and bounde him before their eyes.
(Then he turned from them, and wept, and turned to them again, and communed with them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. )

Cvdl And he turned him from them, and wepte. Now whan he had turned him to them agayne, and talked wt them, he toke Symon from amonge them & bounde him before their eyes,
(And he turned him from them, and wept. Now when he had turned him to them again, and talked with them, he took Simon from among them and bound him before their eyes,)

Wycl And he turnede awei hym silf a litil and wepte; and he turnede ayen, and spak to hem.
(And he turned away himself a little and wept; and he turned again, and spake to them.)

Luth Und er wandte sich von ihnen und weinete. Da er nun sich wieder zu ihnen wandte und mit ihnen redete, nahm er aus ihnen Simeon und band ihn vor ihren Augen;
(And he turned itself/yourself/themselves from to_them and weinete. So he now itself/yourself/themselves again to to_them turned and with to_them redete, took he out_of to_them Simeon and band him/it before/in_front_of your Augen;)

ClVg Avertitque se parumper, et flevit: et reversus locutus est ad eos.
(Avertitque se parumper, and flevit: and returned spoke it_is to them. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּסֹּ֥ב

and,turned_away

Throughout this section make sure it is clear at each point who is being referred to, using nouns (including names) and pronouns naturally in your language. Alternate translation: “So he turned”

וַ⁠יִּסֹּ֥ב מֵֽ⁠עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם

and,turned_away from,,them

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “turned his back to them” or (2) “went/stepped away from them”. Either way, Joseph was hiding his face from his brothers so they could not see that he was crying.

וַ⁠יֵּ֑בְךְּ

and,wept

Alternate translation: “to hide his tears.”

וַ⁠יָּ֤שָׁב אֲלֵ⁠הֶם֙

and,returned to,them

Make sure that the way you translate this sentence fits with the way you translated the last sentence in verse 23. Alternate translation: “Then after he recovered, Joseph turned back around” or “When he had composed himself, he came back to them”

וַ⁠יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵ⁠הֶ֔ם

and=he/it_spoke to,them

Alternate translation: “and spoke to them again using his translator.” or “and continued speaking to them.”

וַ⁠יִּקַּ֤ח מֵֽ⁠אִתָּ⁠ם֙ אֶת שִׁמְע֔וֹן

and=he/it_took from,,them DOM Shimon

Alternate translation: “Next he chose Simeon from among them” or “Then he separated Simeon from the rest of the brothers”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֶּאֱסֹ֥ר אֹת֖⁠וֹ

and,bound DOM=him/it

Joseph probably had soldiers bind Simeon. See how you translated a similar case in Gen 40:3. Alternate translation: “and had him bound” or “and had his soldiers confine him with ropes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠עֵינֵי⁠הֶֽם

before,eyes,their

Alternate translation: “as they watched.” or “in front of them.”

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