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English Bible Translations

Genesis 42:21 / KJV
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.
Genesis 42:21 / ASV
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.
Genesis 42:21 / BasicEnglish
21. And they said to one another, Truly, we did wrong to our brother, for we saw his grief of mind, and we did not give ear to his prayers; that is why this trouble has come on us.
Genesis 42:21 / Darby
21. Then they said one to another, We are indeed guilty concerning our brother, whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us, and we did not hearken; therefore this distress is come upon us.
Genesis 42:21 / Webster
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.
Genesis 42:21 / Young
21. And they say one unto another, `Verily we [are] guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

German Bible Translations

Genesis 42:21 / Luther
21. Sie aber sprachen untereinander: Das haben wir uns an unserm Bruder verschuldet, daß wir sahen die Angst seiner Seele, da er uns anflehte, und wir wollten ihn nicht erhören; darum kommt nun diese Trübsal über uns. {~}
Genesis 42:21 / Schlachter
21. Sie sagten aber zueinander: Wahrlich, das haben wir an unserm Bruder verschuldet, dessen Seelenangst wir sahen, als er uns um Erbarmen anflehte; wir aber hörten nicht auf ihn. Darum ist diese Not über uns gekommen!

French Bible Translations

Genèse 42:21 / Segond21
21. Ils se dirent alors l'un à l'autre: «Oui, nous avons été coupables envers notre frère. Nous avons bien vu sa détresse quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons pas écouté. C'est pour cela que cette détresse nous frappe.»
Genèse 42:21 / NEG1979
21. Ils se dirent alors l’un à l’autre: Oui, nous avons été coupables envers notre frère, car nous avons vu l’angoisse de son âme, quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l’avons point écouté! C’est pour cela que cette affliction nous arrive.
Genèse 42:21 / Segond
21. Ils se dirent alors l'un à l'autre: Oui, nous avons été coupables envers notre frère, car nous avons vu l'angoisse de son âme, quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons point écouté! C'est pour cela que cette affliction nous arrive.
Genèse 42:21 / Darby_Fr
21. Et ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: Certainement nous sommes coupables à l'égard de notre frère; car nous avons vu la détresse de son âme quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons pas écouté; c'est pourquoi cette détresse est venue sur nous.
Genèse 42:21 / Martin
21. Et ils se disaient l'un à l'autre : Vraiment nous sommes coupables à l'égard de notre frère; car nous avons vu l'angoisse de son âme quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons point exaucé; c'est pour cela que cette angoisse nous est arrivée.
Genèse 42:21 / Ostervald
21. Et ils se disaient l'un à l'autre: Vraiment, nous sommes coupables à l'égard de notre frère; car nous avons vu l'angoisse de son âme, quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons point écouté; voilà pourquoi cette angoisse nous est arrivée.

Versions with Strong Codes

Genesis 42 / KJV_Strong
21. And they said[H559] one[H376] to[H413] another,[H251] We[H587] are verily[H61] guilty[H818] concerning[H5921] our brother,[H251] in that[H834] we saw[H7200] the anguish[H6869] of his soul,[H5315] when he besought[H2603] [H413] us, and we would not[H3808] hear;[H8085] therefore[H5921] [H3651] is this[H2063] distress[H6869] come[H935] upon[H413] us.

Strong Code definitions

H559 'amar aw-mar' a primitive root; to say (used with greatlatitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.

H376 'iysh eesh contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed intranslation):--also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-,husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.see H582 see H802

H413 'el ale (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,with(-in).

H251 'ach awkh a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-". see H1

H587 'anachnuw an-akh'-noo apparently from H595; we:--ourselves, us, we. see H595

H61 'abal ab-awl' apparently from H56 through the idea of negation; nay, i.e. truly or yet:--but, indeed, nevertheless, verily.see H56

H818 'ashem aw-shame' from H816; guilty; hence, presenting a sin- offering:--one which is faulty, guilty.see H816

H5921 `al al properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, accordingto(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.see H5920

H251 'ach awkh a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-". see H1

H834 'aher ash-er' a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it isindeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

H7200 ra'ah raw-aw' a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):--advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.

H6869 tsarah tsaw-raw' feminine of H6862; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:--adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.see H6862

H5315 nephesh neh'-fesh from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):--any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me,mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.see H5314

H2603 chanan khaw-nan' a primitive root (compare 2583); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):--beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.see H2583

H413 'el ale (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,with(-in).

H3808 lo' lo or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

H8085 shama` shaw-mah' a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):--X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be)obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

H5921 `al al properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, accordingto(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.see H5920

H3651 ken kane from H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles):--+ after that(this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you.see H3559

H2063 zo'th zothe' irregular feminine of H2089; this (often used adverb):-- hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.

H6869 tsarah tsaw-raw' feminine of H6862; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:--adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.see H6862

H935 bow' bo a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):--abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), befallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.

H413 'el ale (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel {el}); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether,with(-in).

Prédications où le verset / chapitre de la Bible sont analysés

Substitution; le clean prend la place du coupable – Genèse 44-45
Des initiatives qui révèlent le coeur : Genèse 42, 43

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