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Genesis 42:33

And 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:

KJV

Qui ait nobis : Sic probabo quod pacifici sitis : fratrem vestrum unum dimittite apud me, et cibaria domibus vestris necessaria sumite, et abite,

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ ἡμῖν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ κύριος τῆς γῆς Ἐν τούτῳ γνωσόμεθα ὅτι εἰρηνικοί ἐστε· ἀδελφὸν ἕνα ἄφετε ὧδε μετ’ ἐμοῦ, τὸν δὲ ἀγορασμὸν τῆς σιτοδοσίας ὑμῶν λαβόντες ἀπέλθατε·

LXX

And 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;

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֵ֗י/נוּ הָ/אִישׁ֙ אֲדֹנֵ֣י הָ/אָ֔רֶץ בְּ/זֹ֣את אֵדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כֵנִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם אֲחִי/כֶ֤ם הָֽ/אֶחָד֙ הַנִּ֣יחוּ אִתִּ֔/י וְ/אֶת רַעֲב֥וֹן בָּתֵּי/כֶ֖ם קְח֥וּ וָ/לֵֽכוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הוּ
hv
verb · 73×
ו
v
noun · 629×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
י
y
noun · 328×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
רַעֲב֥וֹן
r'bvn
noun · 3×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 41:43 — And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
  • Gen 42:15 — Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
  • Gen 42:19 — If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: