Genesis 43:19
And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
Genesis 43:19 in other translations
| BSB | So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. |
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| WEB | They came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house, |
| ASV | And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house, |
| YLT | And they come nigh unto the man who is over the house of Joseph, and speak unto him at the opening of the house, |
| DARBY | And they came up to the man that was over Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house, |
| BBE | So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house, |
| Webster | And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, |
What does Genesis 43:19 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 43:15-25
Jacob's sons went down the second time into Egypt to buy corn. If we should ever know what a famine of the word means, let us not think it much to travel as far for spiritual food, as they did for bodily food. Joseph's steward had orders from his master to take them to his house. Even this frightened them. Those that are guilty make the worst of every thing. But the steward encouraged them. It appears, from what he…
Genesis 43:19 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 43:18
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
- Genesis 43:19
And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
- Genesis 43:20
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Genesis 43:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llegáronse al mayordomo de la casa de José, y le hablaron á la entrada de la casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils s’approchèrent de l’homme qui était préposé sur la maison de Joseph, et lui parlèrent à l’entrée de la maison, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie traten zu dem Manne, der über das Haus Josephs war, und redeten zu ihm am Eingang des Hauses |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quam ob rem in ipsis foribus accedentes ad dispensatorem domus, |