Then Yosef couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, *Cause every man to go out from me!* No one else stood with him, while Yosef made himself known to his brothers.
Genesis 43:31 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, *Serve the meal.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he washed his face and went out, and, restraining himself, said, Let dinner be served. American Standard Version (1901) And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. Common English Bible He washed his face, came back, pulled himself together, and said, “Set out the dinner.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he composed himself, and he said, "Set out bread." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table. |
Then Yosef couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, *Cause every man to go out from me!* No one else stood with him, while Yosef made himself known to his brothers.
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
*I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
Thus says the LORD: Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
For, *He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.