Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Tests His Brothers
11 And they will hasten, and will take down each his sack to the earth, and they will open each his sack. 12 And he will search, beginning at the great and finishing at the small: and he will find the cup in Benjamin's sack. 13 And they will rend their garments, and will lift up each upon his ass, and will turn back to the city.
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Cross References
Genesis 42:36-38
And Jacob their father will say to them, Me ye bereaved of children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin: all these things were against me.
Genesis 43:14
And God Almighty will give to you mercy before the man, and send you your one brother and Benjamin: and when I was bereaved of children, I was bereaved of children.
Genesis 43:33
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.
Genesis 44:2
And my cup, the silver cup, thou shalt put in the sack's mouth of the small one, and the silver of his grain; and he will do according to the word which Joseph spake.
Genesis 44:26-32
And we shall say, We shall not be able to go down: if our little brother is with us, and we will go down; for we shall not be able to see the man's face, and our little brother not with us.