Genesis 47:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.”

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BSBPD

““How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob, `How many <FI>are<Fi> the days of the years of thy life?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 47:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:8And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
  2. Genesis 47:28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
  3. 2 Samuel 19:34But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?

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