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Joseph Sold into Egypt

Genesis 37:30

In 11 translations

BSB
returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
KJV
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
WEB
He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”
ASV
And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
LSV
and he returns to his brothers and says, “The boy is not, and I—to where am I going?”
YLT
and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I — whither am I going?'
DBY
and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?
DRC
And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?
GNV
And returned to his brethren, and said, The childe is not yonder, and I, whither shall I goe?
JPS
And he returned unto his brethren, and said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whither shall I go?'
LXXE
And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּ֥שָׁב אֶל־אֶחָ֖יו וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַיֶּ֣לֶד אֵינֶ֔נּוּ וַאֲנִ֖י אָ֥נָה אֲנִי־בָֽא׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπε, τὸ παιδάριον οὐκ ἔστιν· ἐγὼ δὲ ποῦ πορεύομαι ἔτι;

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 42:13But they answered, “Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
  • Genesis 42:32We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’
  • Jeremiah 31:15This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  • Genesis 42:35–36As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed. Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of…
  • Genesis 37:20“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”

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