Parallel Verses

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?

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?

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?'

Topics

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 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 28 And they said, Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.



Cross References

Genesis 42:11

We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Genesis 42:13

And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, 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 37:14

And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

Genesis 41:16

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Exodus 18:7

And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

Judges 18:15

And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

1 Samuel 17:22

And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

1 Samuel 25:5

And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

1 Chronicles 18:10

he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

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