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Psalm 105:17–19

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17He sent a man on ahead of them;

Joseph was sold as a slave.

18They clampedf his feet in fetters.g

His neckh went into irons.i

19Until the time his word came about,

the word of Yahweh testedj him.

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Footnotes

  1. fHebrew “oppressed, hurt”
  2. gHebrew “fetter”
  3. hHebrew nephesh can designate the life, soul, appetite, desire, or throat/neck.
  4. iHebrew “iron”
  5. jOr “refined”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

he had sent a man ahead of them,

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

His feet were hurt with fetters;

his neck was put in a collar of iron;

until what he had said came to pass,

the word of the Lord tested him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and he sent a man before them—

Joseph, sold as a slave.

They bruised his feet with shackles,

his neck was put in irons,

till what he foretold came to pass,

till the word of the Lord proved him true.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He had sent a man ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

They hurt his feet with shackles;

his neck was put in an iron collar.

Until the time his prediction came true,

the word of the Lord tested him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

They bruised his feet with fetters

and placed his neck in an iron collar.

Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,

the Lord tested Joseph’s character.

KJV 1900King James Version

He sent a man before them,

Even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

Whose feet they hurt with fetters:

He was laid in iron:

Until the time that his word came:

The word of the Lord tried him.