Genesis 43:10 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
for if we had not lingered, surely now we had returned these two times.`
English ASV
for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.
English Amplified
For if we had not lingered like this, surely by now we would have returned the second time.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For if we had not lingered like this, surely by now we would have returned the second time.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
If we had not delayed, we could have come back twice by now.”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
For had we not lingered, we should now certainly have returned already twice.
English EASY 2024
We must go now! We have already talked for too long. By now, we could have gone to Egypt and returned twice!’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
If you had let us go before, we could already have made two trips for food."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
If we had not waited so long, we could have been there and back twice by now.”
English God's Word - GW 1995
For we could have gone and returned twice by this time if you had let him come without delay."
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
If we had not wasted time, we could have come back twice by now."
English KJV 1611
For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
English LSB
For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
For if we had not delayed, we could have returned twice.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"For if we had not delayed, surely by now we could have returned twice."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Had we not dilly-dallied, we could have been there and back twice by now!"
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"As it is, we've already waited too long. We could have gone to Egypt and back twice by now."
English NIV
As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice."
English NKJ 1982
For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned this second time.”
English NLT
For we could have gone and returned twice by this time if you had let him come without delay."
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
If we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice."
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
And besides, if we hadn’t delayed so long, we could have gone and returned twice by now!”
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
for if we had not delayed, we would now have returned twice.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
For we could have gone and returned by this time if you had let him come.“
English Tyndale 1537
For except we had made this tarrying: by this we had been there twice and come again.