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Berean Standard Bible

“Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.””

Genesis 42:21

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Famine has driven Joseph's brothers to Egypt to buy grain. They do not recognize the powerful governor before them, who is the brother they sold decades earlier, and he accuses them of being spies and jails them for three days.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

World English Bible (WEB)

They said to one another, “We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn’t listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.”

King James Version (KJV)

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y decían el uno al otro: Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano, que vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no le oímos: por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego se pusieron a conversar entre ellos y decían: ―Esto nos ha ocurrido como consecuencia de lo que le hicimos a José en nuestra juventud. Vimos el terror y la angustia suya y oímos sus ruegos, pero no le hicimos caso.

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