Genesis 42:32
30 “The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.
31 But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
33 Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
34 But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
- KJV
- We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
- WEB
- We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is today with our father in the land of Canaan.’
- ASV
- we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
- DARBY
- we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
- BLB
- We [are] two [and] ten brothers, sons of our father. The one [is] no more, and the youngest [is] this day with our father in the land of Canaan.’
- ÅB
- vi er tolv brødre, alle sønner av samme far, én er ikke mere til, og den yngste er nå hjemme hos vår far i Kana'ans land.
- OTB
- Vi er tolv brødre, sønner av én far. Én er ikke mer, og den yngste er hos vår far i Kanaan.'
- B1930
- vi er tolv brødre, alle sønner av samme far, én er ikke mere til, og den yngste er nu hjemme hos vår far i Kana'ans land.