New International Version
They replied, "The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. 'Is your father still living?' he asked us. 'Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?"

New Living Translation
"The man kept asking us questions about our family," they replied. "He asked, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we know he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?"

English Standard Version
They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ What we told him was in answer to these questions. Could we in any way know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Berean Study Bible
They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”

New American Standard Bible
But they said, "The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down '?"

King James Bible
And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They answered, "The man kept asking about us and our family: 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?"

International Standard Version
"The man specifically asked about us and our relatives," they responded. "He asked us, 'Is your father still alive?' and 'Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we have known that he would tell us to bring our brother back with us?"

NET Bible
They replied, "The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They answered, "The man kept asking about us and our family: 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How could we possibly know he would say, 'Bring your brother here'?"

Jubilee Bible 2000
And they said, The man asked us expressly of our state and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? Have ye another brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

King James 2000 Bible
And they said, The man asked us carefully of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have you another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any way know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

American King James Version
And they said, The man asked us straightly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have you another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

American Standard Version
And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: Bring hither your brother with you?

Darby Bible Translation
And they said, The man asked very closely after us, and after our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we at all know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

English Revised Version
And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, The man asked us strictly concerning our state, and our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

World English Bible
They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

Young's Literal Translation
and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

Genesis 43:7 Afrikaans PWL
Hulle antwoord: “Die man het reguit uitgevra na ons en ons familie met die woorde: ‘Lewe julle vader nog? Het julle nog ’n broer?’ Ons het dit met ons mond bevestig. Kon ons enigsins weet dat hy sou sê: ‘Bring julle broer af’?”

Zanafilla 43:7 Albanian
Ata iu përgjigjën: "Ai njeri na pyeti me shumë kujdes për ne dhe farefisin tonë, duke thënë: "Gjallë është ende ati juaj? Keni ndonjë vëlla tjetër?". Dhe ne u përgjigjëm në bazë të këtyre pyetjeve të tij. Ku të na shkonte nga mendja që ai do të na thoshte: "Silleni këtu vëllanë tuaj"?".

ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ 43:7 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فقالوا ان الرجل قد سأل عنا وعن عشيرتنا قائلا هل ابوكم حيّ بعد. هل لكم اخ. فاخبرناه بحسب هذا الكلام. هل كنا نعلم انه يقول انزلوا باخيكم

De Bschaffung 43:7 Bavarian
"Der Man", gaabnd s zrugg, "haat üns lang und brait über ünser Verwandtschaft ausgfraedschlt und gfraagt, ob ünser Vater non löbeb und ob myr non aynn Bruedern habebnd. Mein, daa habn myr s iem halt gsait, wie s ist. Wie haetn myr n wissn solln, däß yr sagn wurdd: 'Bringtß enkern Bruedern her!'?"

Битие 43:7 Bulgarian
А те рекоха: Човекът разпита подробно за нас и за рода ни, като ни каза: Баща ви жив ли е още? имате ли [и друг] брат? И ние му отговорихме според тия [негови] думи. От где да знаем ние, че щеше да каже: Доведете брата си.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
他們回答說：「那人詳細問到我們和我們的親屬，說：『你們的父親還在嗎？你們還有兄弟嗎？』我們就按著他所問的告訴他，焉能知道他要說，必須把你們的兄弟帶下來呢？」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
他们回答说：“那人详细问到我们和我们的亲属，说：‘你们的父亲还在吗？你们还有兄弟吗？’我们就按着他所问的告诉他，焉能知道他要说，必须把你们的兄弟带下来呢？”

創 世 記 43:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
他 們 回 答 說 ： 『 那 人 詳 細 問 到 我 們 和 我 們 的 親 屬 ， 說 ： 「 你 們 的 父 親 還 在 嗎 ？ 你 們 還 有 兄 弟 嗎 ？ 」 我 們 就 按 著 他 所 問 的 告 訴 他 ， 焉 能 知 道 他 要 說 「 必 須 把 你 們 的 兄 弟 帶 下 來 」 呢 ？ 』

創 世 記 43:7 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
他 们 回 答 说 ： 『 那 人 详 细 问 到 我 们 和 我 们 的 亲 属 ， 说 ： 「 你 们 的 父 亲 还 在 吗 ？ 你 们 还 有 兄 弟 吗 ？ 」 我 们 就 按 着 他 所 问 的 告 诉 他 ， 焉 能 知 道 他 要 说 「 必 须 把 你 们 的 兄 弟 带 下 来 」 呢 ？ 』

Genesis 43:7 Croatian Bible
Oni odgovore: "Čovjek nas je neprestano zapitkivao o nama i o našoj obitelji: 'Je li vam još živ otac? Imate li još kojega brata?' Mi smo mu odgovarali na pitanja. Kako smo mogli znati da će reći : 'Dovedite svoga brata!'"

Genesis 43:7 Czech BKR
Odpověděli: Pilně vyptával se muž ten na nás, i na rod náš, mluvě: Jest-li živ ještě otec váš? Máte-li bratra? A dali jsme mu zprávu na ta slova. Zdaž jsme to jak věděti mohli, že dí: Přiveďte bratra svého?

1 Mosebog 43:7 Danish
De svarede: »Manden spurgte os nøje ud om os og vor Slægt og sagde: Lever eders Fader endnu? Har I en Broder til? Og vi svarede ham paa hans Spørgsmaal; kunde vi vide, at han vilde sige: Bring eders Broder herned!«

Genesis 43:7 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En zij zeiden: Die man vraagde zeer nauw naar ons, en naar onze maagschap, zeggende: Leeft uw vader nog; hebt gij nog een broeder? Zo gaven wij het hem te kennen, volgens diezelfde woorden; hebben wij juist geweten, dat hij zeggen zou: Brengt uw broeder af?