Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I -- whither am I going?'
New American Standard Bible
He returned to his brothers and said, “
King James Version
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
Holman Bible
He went back to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
International Standard Version
returned to his brothers, and shouted, "He's not there! Now what? Where am I to go?"
A Conservative Version
and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go?
American Standard Version
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
Amplified
He rejoined his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where shall I go [to hide from my father]?”
Bible in Basic English
He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?
Darby Translation
and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
Julia Smith Translation
And he will turn back to his brethren, and he will say, The child is not: and I, where shall I go?
King James 2000
And he returned unto his brothers, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he returned to his brothers and said, "The boy {is gone}! Now I, {what can I do}?"
Modern King James verseion
And he returned to his brothers and said, The child, he is not. And I, where shall I go?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and went again unto his brethren, saying, "The lad is not yonder, and whither shall I go?"
NET Bible
returned to his brothers, and said, "The boy isn't there! And I, where can I go?"
New Heart English Bible
He returned to his brothers, and said, "The child is no more; and I, where will I go?"
The Emphasized Bible
and returned unto his brethren, and said, - The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can I, go?
Webster
And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not: and I, whither shall I go?
World English Bible
He returned to his brothers, and said, "The child is no more; and I, where will I go?"
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Bible stories for children » The beautiful coat
Ishmaelites » Merchants of, buy joseph
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is falsely reported to his father as killed by wild beasts
Reuben » Adroitly seeks to save joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 37:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Sold Into Slavery
29 And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments, 30 and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I -- whither am I going?' 31 And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,
Names
Cross References
Genesis 42:13
and they say, 'Thy servants are twelve brethren; we are sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one is with our father to-day, and the one is not.'
Genesis 42:32
we are twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one is to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus said Jehovah, A voice in Ramah is heard, wailing, weeping most bitter, Rachel is weeping for her sons, She hath refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not.
Genesis 37:20
and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'
Genesis 42:35-36
And it cometh to pass, they are emptying their sacks, and lo, the bundle of each man's silver is in his sack, and they see their bundles of silver, they and their father, and are afraid;