GEN 45:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Look at me! Your yourselves and even my brother Benyamin can see that it’s really me who’s speaking to you.

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 Ἰδοὺ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ὑμῶν βλέπουσι, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ Βενιαμεὶν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου, ὅτι τὸ στόμα μου τὸ λαλοῦν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
(Idou hoi ofthalmoi humōn blepousi, kai hoi ofthalmoi Beniamein tou adelfou mou, hoti to stoma mou to laloun pros humas. )

BrTr Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

ULT “And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that is speaking to you.

UST Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Look! All of you, including my brother Benjamin, can see that it really is me, Joseph, who is talking to you.

BSB § Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

OEB Now you and my brother Benjamin see that it is really me, Joseph, who is speaking to you.

WEBBE Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you.

LSV And behold, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth which is speaking to you;

FBV Then Joseph told his brothers,[fn] “You can all see for yourselves—including my brother Benjamin—that it's really me talking to you!

45:12 “Then Joseph told his brothers”: supplied for clarity to show that Joseph is now addressing his brothers directly again.

T4T “Look closely, and all of you can see, including my brother Benjamin, that it is really I, Joseph, who am speaking to you.

LEB Now behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is I[fn] who am speaking to you.

45:12 Literally “it is my mouth”

BBE Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says these things to you.

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JPS And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

ASV And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

DRA Behold, your eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaketh to you.

YLT 'And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth which is speaking unto you;

Drby And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which speaks to you.

RV And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

Wbstr And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh to you.

KJB-1769 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
(And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh/speaks unto you. )

KJB-1611 And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Beniamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh vnto you.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And beholde your eyes do see, and the eyes also of my brother Beniamin, that mine own mouth speaketh vnto you.
(And behold your eyes do see, and the eyes also of my brother Benyamin, that mine own mouth speaketh/speaks unto you.)

Gnva And behold, your eyes doe see, and the eyes of my brother Beniamin, that my mouth speaketh to you.
(And behold, your eyes do see, and the eyes of my brother Benyamin, that my mouth speaketh/speaks to you. )

Cvdl Beholde, youre eyes and the eyes of my brother Ben Iamin se, that I myne owne self speake vnto you by mouth.
(Behold, your(pl) eyes and the eyes of my brother Benyamin se, that I mine own self speak unto you by mouth.)

Wycl Lo! youre iyen, and the iyen of my brother Beniamyn seen, that my mouth spekith to you;
(Lo! your(pl) eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benyamin seen, that my mouth speaketh/speaks to you;)

Luth Siehe, eure Augen sehen, und die Augen meines Bruders Benjamin, daß ich mündlich mit euch rede.
(See, your Augen see, and the Augen my brothers Benyamin, that I mündlich with you rede.)

ClVg En oculi vestri, et oculi fratris mei Benjamin, vident quod os meum loquatur ad vos.
(En oculi vestri, and oculi fratris my/mine Benyamin, vident that os mine loquatur to vos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֤ה

and=see/lo/see!

Make sure it is clear in your translation that Joseph’s message to his father was completed in verse 11, and that here in verse 12 he is talking directly to his brothers again. Alternate translation: “Now look” or “Then Joseph said to his brothers, Look!”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

עֵֽינֵי⁠כֶם֙

your_all's=eyes

The word eyes is used figuratively here (and in the next phrase) to refer to the persons themselves; it also emphasizes the fact that they were seeing Joseph in person. Consider what is the best way to translate this phrase in your language. Alternate translation: “I can tell that all of you,”

Note 2 topic: translate-kinship

וְ⁠עֵינֵ֖י אָחִ֣⁠י בִנְיָמִ֑ין

and,eyes my=brother/kindred Binyāmīn

See how you translated brother in Gen 43:29.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

רֹא֔וֹת & כִּי פִ֖⁠י

see & that/for/because/then/when mouth,I

Here the phrase my mouth refers to Joseph himself; it also emphasizes the fact that it was Joseph himself who was talking to them. Consider what is the best way to translate this figure of speech in your language. Alternate translation: “can see that I Joseph am the one”

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