Genesis 42:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

And bring your youngest brother to me: then shall I know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall trade in the land.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you may trade in the land."'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And bring your younst brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me And thereby shall I knowe that ye are no spyes but meane truely: So will I delyuer you youre brother agayne and ye shall occupie in the lande.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and brynge youre yongest brother vnto me: so shal I knowe that ye are no spyes, but vnfayned: the shal I delyuer you youre brother also, and ye maye occupie in the lande.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And bring your yongest brother vnto me, that I may knowe that ye are no spies, but true men: so will I deliuer you your brother, and yee shall occupie in the land.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And bring your youngest brother vnto me, that I may knowe that you are no spyes, but meane truely: so wyll I deliuer you your brother, and ye shall occupie in the lande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so] will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And come back to me with your youngest brother: then I will be certain that you are true men, and I will give your brother back to you and let you do trade in the land.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 34:10 : 10 And you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade therein, and acquire possessions there.
  • Gen 34:21 : 21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in the land and trade therein, for the land, indeed, is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters.
  • 1 Kgs 10:15 : 15 Besides what he had from the merchants, and from the trafficking of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
  • Ezek 17:4 : 4 He cropped off the top of its young twigs and carried it into a land of trade; he set it in a city of merchants.

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    28And he said to his brothers, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their hearts failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?

    29And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them; saying,

    30The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

    31And we said to him, We are honest men; we are not spies:

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

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    19If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

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    10And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food your servants have come.

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    12And he said to them, No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.

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    22And other money we have brought down in our hands to buy food: we do not know who put our money in our sacks.

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