KJV 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.
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Genesis 43:33
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s 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;
Surrounding context — Genesis 43
30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought [where] to weep; and he entered into [his] chamber, and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 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.
34 And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּH3427 · ya.shavto dwellלְפָנָ֔יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַבְּכֹר֙H1060 · be.khorfirstbornכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹH1062 · be.kho.rahbirthrightוְהַצָּעִ֖ירH6810 · tsa.irlittleכִּצְעִרָת֑וֹH6812 · tse.i.rahyouthוַיִּתְמְה֥וּH8539 · ta.mahto astoundedהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםH582 · e.noshhumanאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)רֵעֵֽהוּ׃H7453 · re.aneighbor
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