20and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;


In Context

17 And the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph,

18 and the men are afraid because they have been brought into the house of Joseph, and they say, 'For the matter of the money which was put back in our bags at the commencement are we brought in — to roll himself upon us, and to throw himself on us, and to take us for servants — our asses also.'

19 And they come nigh unto the man who is over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house,

20 and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;

21 and it cometh to pass, when we have come in unto the lodging-place, and open our bags, that lo, each one's money is in the mouth of his bag, our money in its weight, and we bring it back in our hand;

22 and other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food; we have not known who put our money in our bags.'

Genesis 43:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

43:20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

43:20"Please, sir," they said, "we came down here the first time to buy food.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

43:20They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

43:20and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

43:20and said, Ah! my lord, we came indeed down at the first to buy food.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

43:20and said, Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

43:20And said, O sir, we came down indeed at the first time to buy food:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

43:20and said, |Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

43:20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: