Genesis 42:21 - The Scriptures 1998

²¹ And they said to each other, “Truly, we are guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the distress of his life when he pleaded with us, yet we did not listen, that is why this distress has come upon us.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And they said one to another, We are truly guilty about our brother, for we saw the distress and anguish of his soul when he begged us [to let him go], and we would not hear. So this distress and difficulty has come upon us.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ The brothers said to each other, “We are clearly guilty for what we did to our brother when we saw his life in danger and when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this danger now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ and they spoke to one another: "We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us."

Genesis 42:21 Cross References

Genesis 41:9

Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my crimes this day.

Genesis 44:16

And Yehuḏ

Genesis 45:3

And Yosĕ

Genesis 50:15

And when Yosĕ

2 Samuel 12:13

And Dawiḏ

1 Kings 17:18

And she said to Ě

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.

Proverbs 28:17

A man oppressed by blood-guilt flees into a pit; Let no one help him.

Jeremiah 2:17

“Have you not done this to yourself, by forsaking יהוה  your Elohim when He led you in the way?

Jeremiah 2:19

“Your own evil instructs you, and your backslidings reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter that you have forsaken יהוה  your Elohim, and that My fear is not in you,” declares the Master יהוה  of hosts.

Jeremiah 34:17

“Therefore thus said יהוה, ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming release, each one to his brother and each one to his neighbour. See, I am proclaiming release to you,’ declares יהוה, ‘to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the scarcity of food! And I shall make you a horror to all reigns of the earth.

Jeremiah 4:18

“Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your evil, because it is bitter, because it has reached into your heart.”

Hosea 5:15

“I shall go, I shall return to My place, until they confess their guilt and seek My face, in their distress diligently search for Me, and say,

Numbers 32:23

“But if you do not do so, then see, you shall sin against יהוה, and know: your sin is going to find you out.

Matthew 7:2

“For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with the same measure you use, it shall be measured to you.

Mark 9:48

where ‘their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

Luke 16:28

for I have five brothers, let him warn them, lest they also come to this place of torture.’

Acts 19:18

And many who had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.

James 2:13

For the judgment is without compassion to the one who has shown no compassion. And compassion boasts over judgment.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is trustworthy and righteous to forgive us the sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Judges 1:7

And Aḏ