Genesis - 43:17



17 The man did as Joseph commanded, and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 43:17.

Differing Translations

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And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
And the man doth as Joseph hath said, and the man bringeth in the men into the house of Joseph,
And the servant did as Joseph said, and took the men into Joseph's house.
He did what he had been ordered to do, and he brought the men into the house.
Et fecit vir, quemadmodum dixit Joseph: et venire fecit vir homines in domum Joseph.

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And the man did as Joseph bade: and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. Showed them the way to it, and introduced them into it, and led them into some apartment in it, and ordered every thing to be got ready for dinner as his master had bid him, being a diligent and faithful servant: at old Cair is shown to travellers (y) the house of Joseph in the tower, and a very surprising well, said to be made by him, and here, they say; the granaries were, in which the corn was laid up.
(y) Radzivil, Thevenot, Le Brun & Lucas apud Jablonski de Terra Goshen, Dissert. 5. sect. 6.

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