• Genesis 43:18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 18 But the men became afraid when they were taken to Joseph’s house, and they began to say: “It is because of the money that was returned in our bags the last time that we are being brought here. Now they will attack us and make us slaves and take our donkeys!”+

  • Genesis 43:18
    The Bible in Living English

    • 18 And the men were afraid because they were taken into Joseph’s house, and said “It is for the affair about the money that came back in our bags at first that we are being brought in, so as to spring a charge against us and fall foul of us and take us for slaves, and our donkeys.”

  • Genesis 43:18
    American Standard Version

    • 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought to 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 43:18
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 18 Then were the men afraid because they had been brought into the house of Joseph, and they said—For the matter of the silver that came back in our sacks at the beginning have we been brought in,—that he may turn round upon us and fall upon us, and take us for servants and our asses.

  • Genesis 43:18
    King James Version

    • 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.