Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
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.
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.
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.
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;
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 44:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Tests His Brothers
11
So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.
12 The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
13
Then they tore their clothes,
Names
Cross References
Genesis 42:36-38
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
Genesis 43:14
May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.”
Genesis 43:33
They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.
Genesis 44:2
Put my cup, the silver one, at the top of the youngest one’s bag, along with his grain money.” So he did as Joseph told him.
Genesis 44:26-32
We told him, ‘We cannot go down unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother isn’t with us, we cannot see the man.’