Genesis 42:18 “and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you…”

Genesis 42:18

and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

World English Bible

Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this, and live, for I fear God.

American Standard Version

And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ioseph said vnto them the third day, This do, and liue: for I feare God.

Darby Translation

And Joseph said to them the third day, This do, that ye may live: I fear God.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joseph saith unto them on the third day, 'This do and live; God I fear!

Bible in Basic English

And on the third day Joseph said to them, Do this, if you would keep your lives: for I am a god-fearing man:

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Cross references

“I fear God”

Leviticus 25:43 Nehemiah 5:15 Genesis 20:11 Luke 18:2 Nehemiah 5:9 Luke 18:4

Leviticus 25:43 · BSB

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Nehemiah 5:15 · BSB

The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.

Genesis 20:11 · BSB

Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

Luke 18:2 · BSB

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

Nehemiah 5:9 · BSB

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Luke 18:4 · BSB

For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,

19If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

Read Genesis 42