Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment. New Living Translation Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest. English Standard Version And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in astonishment at one another. New American Standard Bible Now they were seated before him, from the firstborn according to his birthright to the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment. NASB 1995 Now they were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment. NASB 1977 Now they were seated before him, the first-born according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment. Legacy Standard Bible And they were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment. Amplified Bible Now Joseph’s brothers were seated [by the steward] before him [in the order of their birth]—the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in astonishment [because so much was known about them]. Christian Standard Bible They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment. Holman Christian Standard Bible They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were seated before him, the elder according to his age, and the younger according to his youth; and the men marveled, each man with his fellow. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they sat before him, the first-born according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother. Contemporary English Version To the surprise of Joseph's brothers, they were seated in front of him according to their ages, from the oldest to the youngest. Douay-Rheims Bible They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much: English Revised Version And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one with another. GOD'S WORD® Translation The brothers were seated facing him according to their ages-from the oldest to the youngest. They looked at each other in amazement. Good News Translation The brothers had been seated at the table, facing Joseph, in the order of their age from the oldest to the youngest. When they saw how they had been seated, they looked at one another in amazement. International Standard Version Meanwhile, the brothers were seated in front of Joseph in birth order, from firstborn to youngest. The men stared at one another in astonishment. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another. Literal Standard Version And they sit before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another; Majority 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. New American Bible When they were seated before him according to their age, from the oldest to the youngest, they looked at one another in amazement; NET Bible They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment. New Revised Standard Version When they were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, the men looked at one another in amazement. New Heart English Bible And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at each other with amazement. Webster's Bible Translation And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birth-right, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men wondered one at another. World English Bible They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another. 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; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph's Hospitality to His Brothers…32They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them. 33They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment. 34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.… Cross References Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, "Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. Genesis 42:7 And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. "Where have you come from?" he asked. "From the land of Canaan," they replied. "We are here to buy food." Treasury of Scripture And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another. Jump to Previous Ages Amazement Astonishment Birthright Birth-Right Firstborn First-Born Marveled Marvelled Oldest Order Sat Seated Seats Wonder Wondered Youngest YouthJump to Next Ages Amazement Astonishment Birthright Birth-Right Firstborn First-Born Marveled Marvelled Oldest Order Sat Seated Seats Wonder Wondered Youngest YouthGenesis 43 1. Jacob is persuaded to send Benjamin.15. Joseph entertains his brothers. 19. They discover their fears to the steward. 26. Joseph makes them a feast. (33) They sat.--The Egyptians are always represented on the monuments as sitting at their meals. For the Hebrew custom see Note on Genesis 27:19. The brethren, on finding themselves placed according to their age, must have supposed that Joseph possessed powers of divination, especially as the giving of due precedence was and is looked upon in the East as a matter of high importance.Verse 33. - And they sat before him, - that the Egyptians sat at meals is in exact accordance With the representations on the monuments, in which they are never exhibited as reposing on couches, but always as seated round a circular table resembling the mono-podium of the Romans (vide Wilkinson, 'Ancient Egyptians,' vol. 2. pp. 40, 41, with Dr. Bitch's note; Hengetenberg's 'Egypt and the Books of Moses,' Genesis 1. p. 38) - the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marveled one at another - probably thinking that Joseph must have been supernaturally enlightened to discover so exactly the ages of strangers. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They were seatedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry before him לְפָנָ֔יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face in order by age, כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ (kiḇ·ḵō·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1062: The firstling of man, beast, primogeniture from the firstborn הַבְּכֹר֙ (hab·bə·ḵōr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief to the youngest, וְהַצָּעִ֖יר (wə·haṣ·ṣā·‘îr) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6810: Little, insignificant, young and the men הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person looked at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person other רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow in astonishment. וַיִּתְמְה֥וּ (way·yiṯ·mə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8539: To be astounded or dumbfounded Links Genesis 43:33 NIVGenesis 43:33 NLT Genesis 43:33 ESV Genesis 43:33 NASB Genesis 43:33 KJV Genesis 43:33 BibleApps.com Genesis 43:33 Biblia Paralela Genesis 43:33 Chinese Bible Genesis 43:33 French Bible Genesis 43:33 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 43:33 They sat before him the firstborn according (Gen. 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