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Genesis 42:20-22
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 42:20-22
1599 Geneva Bible
20 (A)But bring your younger brother unto me, that your words may be tried, and that ye die not: and they did so.
21 ¶ And they said one to another, [a]We have verily sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear him: therefore is this trouble come upon us.
22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Warned I not you, saying, (B)Sin not against the child, and ye would not hear? and lo, his [b]blood is now required.
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- Genesis 42:21 Affliction maketh men to acknowledge their faults, which otherwise they would dissemble.
- Genesis 42:22 God will take vengeance upon us, and measure us with our own measure.
Genesis 42:20-22
New International Version
Genesis 42:20-22
New International Version
20 But you must bring your youngest brother to me,(A) so that your words may be verified and that you may not die.” This they proceeded to do.
21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother.(B) We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress(C) has come on us.”
22 Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?(D) But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting(E) for his blood.”(F)
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