Genesis 43:20

Joseph’s Hospitality to His Brothers

19So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.20“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.21But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

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Berean Standard Bible
“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.
American Standard Version (1901)
and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Bible in Basic English
And said, O my lord, we only came down the first time to get food;
Douay-Rheims 1899
They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us: We came down once before to buy food:
Free Bible Version
“Please excuse us, my lord,” they said. “We came down the first time to buy food,
Geneva Bible 1599
And said, Oh syr, we came in deede down hither at the first time to bye foode,
King James (Authorized) Version
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
One Unity Resource Bible
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Translation for Translators
one of them said to him, “Please, sir, listen to me. We came down here previously and bought some grain.
Unlocked Literal Bible
saying, “My master, we came down the first time to buy food.
Noah Webster Bible
And said, O sir, we came down indeed at the first time to buy food:
World English Bible
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.
Young's Literal Translation
and say, 'O, my lord, we really come down at the commencement to buy food;