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Bible in Basic English
And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.
New American Standard Bible
He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and
King James Version
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Holman Bible
The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
International Standard Version
The palace manager searched for the cup, beginning with the oldest brother's sack and ending with the youngest brother's sack, and there it was! in Benjamin's sack.
A Conservative Version
And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
American Standard Version
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Amplified
The steward searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
Darby Translation
And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will search, beginning at the great and finishing at the small: and he will find the cup in Benjamin's sack.
King James 2000
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest. And the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin.
Modern King James verseion
And he searched first at the oldest and with the youngest last. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he searched, and began at the eldest and left at the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
NET Bible
Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!
New Heart English Bible
He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
The Emphasized Bible
Then made he thorough search, with the eldest, he began, and with the youngest, he ended, - and the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin!
Webster
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
World English Bible
He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he searcheth -- at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed -- and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 44:12
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Context Readings
Joseph Tests His Brothers
11 Then every man quickly got his bag down and undid it. 12 And he made a search, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag. 13 Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
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Cross References
Genesis 42:36-38
And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.
Genesis 43:14
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.
Genesis 43:33
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.
Genesis 44:2
And put my cup, my silver cup, in the youngest one's bag, with his money. So he did as Joseph said.
Genesis 44:26-32
And we said, Only if our youngest brother goes with us will we go down; for we may not see the man's face again if our youngest brother is not with us.