Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes. New Living Translation Now he turned away from them and began to weep. When he regained his composure, he spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had him tied up right before their eyes. English Standard Version Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. Berean Standard Bible And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. King James Bible And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. New King James Version And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. New American Standard Bible Then he turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. NASB 1995 He turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. NASB 1977 And he turned away from them and wept. But when he returned to them and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. Legacy Standard Bible And he turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes. Amplified Bible He turned away from his brothers and [left the room and] wept; then he returned and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them [to be kept as a hostage in Egypt]. Christian Standard Bible He turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. Holman Christian Standard Bible He turned away from them and wept. Then he turned back and spoke to them. He took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. American Standard Version And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. Contemporary English Version Joseph turned away from them and cried, but soon he turned back and spoke to them again. Then he had Simeon tied up and taken away while they watched. English Revised Version And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. GOD'S WORD® Translation He stepped away from them to cry. When he could speak to them again, he came back. Then he picked Simeon and had him arrested right in front of their eyes. Good News Translation Joseph left them and began to cry. When he was able to speak again, he came back, picked out Simeon, and had him tied up in front of them. International Standard Version He turned away from them and began to weep. When he returned, he spoke with them, but then he took Simeon away from them and had him placed under arrest right in front of them. Majority Standard Bible And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. NET Bible He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes. New Heart English Bible He stepped away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and talked with them. Then he took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them. Webster's Bible Translation And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. World English Bible He turned himself away from them, and wept. Then he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he turns around from them, and weeps, and turns back to them, and speaks to them, and takes Simeon from them, and binds him before their eyes. Young's Literal Translation and he turneth round from them, and weepeth, and turneth back unto them, and speaketh unto them, and taketh from them Simeon, and bindeth him before their eyes. Smith's Literal Translation And he will turn about from them, and will weep; and he will turn back to them and speak to them, and he will take from them Simeon, and will bind him before their eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning he spoke to them. Catholic Public Domain Version And he turned himself away briefly and wept. And returning, he spoke to them. New American Bible But turning away from them, he wept. When he was able to speak to them again, he took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes. New Revised Standard Version He turned away from them and wept; then he returned and spoke to them. And he picked out Simeon and had him bound before their eyes. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he turned aside from them and wept; and he returned to them again, and conversed with them, and took Simeon from them, and bound him before their eyes. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he turned from their presence and wept, and returned to them and he spoke with them, and he took Shemon from them and bound him in their sight. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt…23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them. 24And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes. Cross References Genesis 43:30 Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep. Genesis 45:1-2 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. / But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it. Genesis 45:14-15 Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced. / Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him. Genesis 50:17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept. Exodus 2:11-12 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. / After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand. 1 Kings 3:26 Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!” 2 Samuel 13:39 And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death. 2 Samuel 14:1 Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom. Psalm 56:8 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book? Psalm 126:5-6 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Jeremiah 31:20 Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD. Luke 19:41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it John 11:33-35 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Treasury of Scripture And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. wept. Genesis 43:30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. Luke 19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Simeon. Genesis 34:25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. Genesis 49:5-7 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations… Jude 1:22,23 And of some have compassion, making a difference: … Jump to Previous Bindeth Bound Chains Communed Eyes Overcome Round Simeon Speaketh Talking Turned Turneth Weep Weeping WeptJump to Next Bindeth Bound Chains Communed Eyes Overcome Round Simeon Speaketh Talking Turned Turneth Weep Weeping WeptGenesis 42 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies. 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21. They have remorse for Joseph. 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25. They return with grain, and their money. 29. Their relation to Jacob. 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin. And he turned away from them This phrase indicates a moment of deep emotional struggle for Joseph. The Hebrew root for "turned away" is "סָבַב" (sabab), which can mean to turn around or to change direction. This action signifies Joseph's need to compose himself, as he is overwhelmed by seeing his brothers after so many years. Historically, this moment reflects the intense personal conflict Joseph experiences, torn between his past grievances and his present authority. It is a testament to the human capacity for forgiveness and the struggle that often accompanies it. and wept Then he turned back and spoke to them And he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And he turned awayוַיִּסֹּ֥ב (way·yis·sōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround from מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (mê·‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition-m | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against them and wept. וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ (way·yê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan When he turned back וַיָּ֤שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again and spoke וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to them, אֲלֵהֶם֙ (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to he took וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take Simeon שִׁמְע֔וֹן (šim·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8095: Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife from them מֵֽאִתָּם֙ (mê·’it·tām) Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and had him bound וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ר (way·ye·’ĕ·sōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle before their eyes. לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ (lə·‘ê·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links Genesis 42:24 NIVGenesis 42:24 NLT Genesis 42:24 ESV Genesis 42:24 NASB Genesis 42:24 KJV Genesis 42:24 BibleApps.com Genesis 42:24 Biblia Paralela Genesis 42:24 Chinese Bible Genesis 42:24 French Bible Genesis 42:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 42:24 He turned himself away from them (Gen. 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