GEN 44:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “Far be it from me to do that.” Yosef corrected them. “Only the man who had the cup will become my slave, and the rest of you can go back to your father in peace.”

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Ἰωσὴφ, μή μοι γένοιτο ποιῆσαι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο· ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρʼ ᾧ εὑρέθη τὸ κόνδυ, αὐτὸς ἔσται μου παῖς· ὑμεῖς δὲ ἀνάβητε μετὰ σωτηρίας πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν.
(Eipe de Yōsaʸf, maʸ moi genoito poiaʸsai to ɽaʸma touto; ho anthrōpos parʼ hō heurethaʸ to kondu, autos estai mou pais; humeis de anabaʸte meta sōtaʸrias pros ton patera humōn. )

BrTr And Joseph said, Far be it from me to do this thing; the man with whom the cup has been found, he shall be my servant; but do ye go up with safety to your father.

ULT But he said, “Far be it from me to do that! The man in whose hand the cup was found, he will be a slave for me. But you, go up in peace to your father.”

UST But Joseph told them, “No, I would never even consider doing such a thing! Rather only the man whom my servant found with my cup in his bag will be my slave. The rest of you are free to go back home to your father.”

BSB But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”

OEB But Joseph said, ‘Far be it from me that I should do such a thing! The man in whose possession the cup was found must be my slave; but you yourselves go up in peace to your father.’

WEBBE He said, “Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But Joseph said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”

LSV and he says, “Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup has been found, he becomes my servant; and you, go up in peace to your father.”

FBV “I wouldn't do anything like that!” Joseph replied. “Only the man who was found with the cup will become my slave. The rest of you are free to return to your father.”

T4T But Joseph replied, “No, I could never do anything like that. Only the man in whose sack the cup was found will become my slave. The rest of you can return to your father peacefully.”

LEB No LEB GEN book available

BBE Then he said, Far be it from me to do so: but the man who had my cup will be my servant; and you may go back to your father in peace.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And he said: 'Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the goblet is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.'

ASV And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

DRA Joseph answered: God forbid that I should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondman: and go you away free to your father.

YLT and he saith, 'Far be it from me to do this; the man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he becometh my servant; and ye, go ye up in peace unto your father.'

Drby And he said, Far be it from me to do so! The man in whose hand the cup has been found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.

RV And he said, God forbid that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

SLT And he will say, Far be it for me to do this: the man in whose band the cup being found, he shall be servant to me; and ye, go ye up in peace to your father.

Wbstr And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, go in peace to your father.

KJB-1769 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

KJB-1611 And he said, God forbid that I should doe so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shal be my seruant; and as for you, get you vp in peace vnto your father.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps No Bshps GEN book available

Gnva But he answered, God forbid, that I should doe so, but the man, with whome the cuppe is founde, he shalbe my seruant, and go ye in peace vnto your father.
(But he answered, God forbid, that I should do so, but the man, with whom the cup is found, he shall be my servant, and go ye/you_all in peace unto your father. )

Cvdl No Cvdl GEN book available

Wycl No Wycl GEN book available

Luth No Luth GEN book available

ClVg Respondit Joseph: Absit a me ut sic agam: qui furatus est scyphum, ipse sit servus meus: vos autem abite liberi ad patrem vestrum.
(Respondit Yoseph: Absit from me as so agam: who furatus it_is scyphum, exactly_that/himself let_it_be servant mine/my: you however go_away liberi to father of_you. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT GEN book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר

and=he/it_said

Alternate translation: [But Joseph exclaimed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חָלִ֣ילָ⁠ה לִּ֔⁠י מֵ⁠עֲשׂ֖וֹת זֹ֑את

far_be_it!, to/for=me to,do this(f)

See how you translated “Far be it from …” in verse 7.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הָ⁠אִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִמְצָ֨א הַ⁠גָּבִ֜יעַ בְּ⁠יָד֗⁠וֹ ה֚וּא

the=man which/who he/it_was_found the,cup in=his/its=hand he/it

See how you translated in whose hand the cup was found in verse 16. Alternate translation: [Only the one who was found with my cup in his bag] or [Only the man in whose bag my servant found the cup] or [Rather only the one whom my servant found with my cup in his bag]

יִהְיֶה־לִּ֣⁠י עָ֔בֶד

will_belong to/for=me slave

Alternate translation: [will become my slave] or [will stay and serve me as a slave]

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֕ם עֲל֥וּ לְ⁠שָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־אֲבִי⁠כֶֽם

and,you_all go_up in,peace to/towards father_of,your_all's

The phrase go up refers to the fact that the land of Canaan was higher in elevation than the country of Egypt. Some translations leave up implied. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: [But you others may return to your father in peace] or [As for the rest of you, you may go back home to your father without any trouble]

Parallel GEN 44:17