Genesis 43:19
17 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.”
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
20 “Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
21 But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
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
- So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
- KJV
- And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
- WEB
- They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
- ASV
- And they came near to the steward of Joseph`s house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house,
- DARBY
- And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house,
- BLB
- And they drew near to the man who was over the house of Joseph, and they spoke to him at the door of the house
- ÅB
- og sa: Hør, herre! Vi kom forrige gang ned her for å kjøpe korn;
- OTB
- Så de nærmet seg Josefs forvalter og snakket til ham ved inngangen til huset.
- B1930
- og sa: Hør, herre! Vi kom forrige gang ned her for å kjøpe korn;