Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And they sit before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another;

New American Standard Bible

Now they were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

King James Version

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

Holman Bible

They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, the brothers were seated in front of Joseph in birth order, from firstborn to youngest. The men stared at one another in astonishment.

A Conservative Version

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marveled one with another.

American Standard Version

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.

Amplified

Now Joseph’s brothers were seated [by the steward] before him [in the order of their birth]—the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in astonishment [because so much was known about them].

Bible in Basic English

And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

Darby Translation

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one at another.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will set before him, the first-born, according to his seniority, and the small according to his minority: and the men will wonder each at his friend.

King James 2000

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they were seated before him [from] the firstborn according to his birthright [to] the youngest according to his youth. And the men {looked at one another} amazed.

Modern King James verseion

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marveled at one another.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they sat before him; the eldest according unto his age, and the youngest according unto his youth. And the men marveled among themselves.

NET Bible

They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

New Heart English Bible

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

The Emphasized Bible

So they took their seats before him, the firstborn, according to his birthright and the youngest, according to his youth, - and the men looked with amazement, each one at his companion.

Webster

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birth-right, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men wondered one at another.

World English Bible

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled one with another.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the firstborn
בּכור 
B@kowr 
Usage: 117

בּכרה בּכורה 
B@kowrah 
Usage: 15

and the youngest
צעור צעירo 
Tsa`iyr 
Usage: 22

צעירה 
Ts@`iyrah 
Usage: 1

and the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

תּמהּ 
Tamahh 
Usage: 9

one
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

References

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Verse Info

Context Readings

A Feast At Joseph's Palace

32 And they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians. 33 And they sit before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another; 34 and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.

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