Genesis 43:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.””
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“Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and saith, `Place bread.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 43:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 45:1Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
- Isaiah 42:14“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
- Jeremiah 31:16This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.
- 1 Peter 3:10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
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