Genesis 42:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.”
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BSBPD
““Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 42:10 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
- Genesis 27:37But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
- Genesis 37:8“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
- Genesis 44:9If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
- 1 Samuel 26:17Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.
- 1 Kings 18:7Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
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