Genesis 42:24
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:24 in other translations
| BSB | And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. |
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| WEB | He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. |
| ASV | And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. |
| YLT | and he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes. |
| DARBY | And he turned away from them, and wept. And he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. |
| BBE | And turning away from them, he was overcome with weeping; then he went on talking to them again and took Simeon and put chains on him before their eyes. |
| Webster | And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. |
What does Genesis 42:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:17-24
17-24. put them ... into ward three days--Their confinement had been designed to bring them to salutary reflection. And this object was attained, for they looked upon the retributive justice of God as now pursuing them in that foreign land. The drift of their conversation is one of the most striking instances on record of the power of conscience [Ge 42:21, 22].
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 42:21-24
The office of conscience is to bring to mind things long since said and done. When the guilt of this sin of Joseph's brethren was fresh, they made light of it, and sat down to eat bread; but now, long afterward, their consciences accused them of it. See the good of afflictions; they often prove the happy means of awakening conscience, and bringing sin to our remembrance. Also, the evil of guilt as to our brethren…
Genesis 42:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 42:24
- Genesis 43:30
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
- Genesis 43:14
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
- Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
- Genesis 45:14-15
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
- Luke 19:41
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
- Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
- Genesis 43:23
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- Genesis 49:5-7
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
- Genesis 34:25
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
- Jude 1:22-23
And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
- Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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Context
- Genesis 42:23
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
- Genesis 42:24
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
- Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis 42:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y apartóse él de ellos, y lloró: después volvió á ellos, y les habló, y tomó de entre ellos á Simeón, y aprisionóle á vista de ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il se détourna d’auprès d’eux, et pleura; et il revint vers eux, et leur parla, et prit d’avec eux Siméon, et le lia devant leurs yeux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er wandte sich von ihnen ab und weinte. Und er kehrte zu ihnen zurück und redete zu ihnen; und er nahm Simeon aus ihrer Mitte und band ihn vor ihren Augen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Avertitque se parumper, et flevit: et reversus locutus est ad eos. |