Genesis 42:32
30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
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.
33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:
34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick 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.