Genesis 50:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.”

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BSBPD

“along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 50:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 10:8So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?”
  2. Exodus 10:26Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind, for we will need some of them to worship the LORD our God, and we will not know how we are to worship the LORD until we arrive.”
  3. Numbers 32:24Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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