Genesis 42:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’”

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BSBPD

“We are twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in the land of Canaan.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“we <FI>are<Fi> twelve brethren, sons of our father, the one is not, and the young one <FI>is<Fi> to-day with our father in the land of Canaan.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 42:32 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:30returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”
  2. 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.”
  3. Psalms 68:27There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

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