Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go?
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?"
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?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I -- whither am I going?'
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 returned to the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit. And he rent his clothes, 30 and he returned to his brothers, and said, The child is not, and I, where shall I go? 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 42:13
And they said, We thy servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. And, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Genesis 42:32
We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping. Rachel weeping for her children, she refused to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits. And we will say, An evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Genesis 42:35-36
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. And when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.