Genesis 43:17
15 So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
18 But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
19 So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
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
- The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
- KJV
- And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
- WEB
- The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house.
- ASV
- And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph`s house.
- DARBY
- And the man did as Joseph had said; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
- BLB
- And the man did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men into the house of Joseph.
- ÅB
- Men mennene ble redde fordi de ble ført inn i Josefs hus, og de sa: Det er vel for de pengers skyld som forrige gang kom tilbake i våre sekker, vi føres inn her, for at han kan velte seg inn på oss og kaste seg over oss og gjøre oss til slaver og ta våre eseler.
- OTB
- Forvalteren gjorde som Josef hadde instruert og førte mennene til Josefs hus.
- B1930
- Men mennene blev redde fordi de blev ført inn i Josefs hus, og de sa: Det er vel for de pengers skyld som forrige gang kom tilbake i våre sekker, vi føres inn her, forat han kan velte sig inn på oss og kaste sig over oss og gjøre oss til træler og ta våre asener.