Genesis 43:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice."

New Living Translation
If we hadn’t wasted all this time, we could have gone and returned twice by now.”

English Standard Version
If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.”

Berean Study Bible
If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”

New American Standard Bible
For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.”

NASB 1995
"For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice."

NASB 1977
“For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.”

Amplified Bible
For if we had not delayed like this, surely by now we would have returned the second time.”

Christian Standard Bible
If we had not delayed, we could have come back twice by now.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If we had not wasted time, we could have come back twice by now."

Contemporary English Version
If we had not wasted all this time, we could already have been there and back twice."

Good News Translation
If we had not waited so long, we could have been there and back twice by now."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If we hadn't waited so long, we could have made this trip twice by now."

International Standard Version
After all, if we hadn't delayed, we could have been there and back twice by now!"

NET Bible
But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

New King James Version
For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time.”

King James 2000 Bible
For except we had lingered, surely now we would have returned this second time.

New Heart English Bible
for if we hadn?t delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

World English Bible
for if we hadn't delayed, surely we would have returned a second time by now."

American King James Version
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

American Standard Version
for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

A Faithful Version
For if we had not delayed, surely by now we would have returned the second time."

Darby Bible Translation
For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.

English Revised Version
for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.

Webster's Bible Translation
For except we had delayed, surely now we had returned this second time.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For except we had made this tarying, doutlesse by this we had returned the second time.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Truely except we had made this tarying, by this we had returned the seconde tyme.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For yf we had not made this tarienge, we had now bene come agayne twyse.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For except we had made this tarieg: by this we had bene there twyse and come agayne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.”

Young's Literal Translation
for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.'

Smith's Literal Translation
For unless we lingered we had turned back this twice.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If delay had not been made, we had been here again the second time.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If a delay had not intervened, by now we would have returned here a second time.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Also, if we had not delayed, doubtless we would have returned a second time.”

Lamsa Bible
For if we had not delayed, perhaps we would have now returned a second time.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For if we had not tarried, we should now have returned twice.
















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