33And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye are right men — one of your brethren leave with me, and for the famine of your houses take ye and go,


In Context

30 'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

31 and we say unto him, We are right men, we have not been spies,

32 we are twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one is to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.

33 And the man, the lord of the land, saith unto us, By this I know that ye are right men — one of your brethren leave with me, and for the famine of your houses take ye and go,

34 and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

35 And it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man's silver is in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;

Genesis 42:33 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men;] leave one of your brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your households, and be gone:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

42:33"Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, 'This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

42:33And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

42:33And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:33And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Hereby shall I know that ye are honest: leave one of your brethren with me, and take for the hunger of your households, and go,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

42:33And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren with me, and take corn for the famine of your houses, and go your way:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:33And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:33The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:33And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, Hereby shall I know that you are true men; leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: