Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

King James Version

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

Holman Bible

He asked if they were well, and he said, “How is your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still alive?”

International Standard Version

Joseph asked them how they had been doing. "Is your father well, the older gentleman about whom you spoke?" he inquired. "Is he still alive?"

A Conservative Version

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?

American Standard Version

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

Amplified

He asked them about their well-being, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Bible in Basic English

And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

Darby Translation

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?

Julia Smith Translation

And he will ask them concerning peace, and he will say, Is it peace to your father, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet living?

King James 2000

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And {he greeted them} and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"

Modern King James verseion

And he asked them as to their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he welcomed them courteously saying, "Is your father, that old man which ye told me of, in good health? And is he yet alive?"

NET Bible

He asked them how they were doing. Then he said, "Is your aging father well, the one you spoke about? Is he still alive?"

New Heart English Bible

He asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?"

The Emphasized Bible

Then asked he after their welfare, and said - Is it well with your aged father, of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

Webster

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? Is he yet alive?

World English Bible

He asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?"

Youngs Literal Translation

and he asketh of them of peace, and saith, 'Is your father well? the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive?'

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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he asked
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

שׁלם שׁלום 
Shalowm 
Usage: 236

and said

Usage: 0

שׁלם שׁלום 
Shalowm 
Usage: 236

the old man
זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

of whom ye spake

Usage: 0

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

A Feast At Joseph's Palace

26 When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which was in their hand and bowed to the ground before him. 27 Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?” 28 They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” They bowed down in homage.



Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.”

Genesis 42:13

But they said, “Your servants are twelve brothers in all, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer alive.”

Genesis 37:14

Then he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Genesis 41:16

Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

Genesis 43:7

But they said, “The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Exodus 18:7

Then Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent.

Judges 18:15

They turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

1 Samuel 17:22

Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.

1 Samuel 25:5

So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, visit Nabal and greet him in my name;

1 Chronicles 18:10

he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.

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