Genesis 37:1 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father`s sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.
English ASV
And Jacob dwelt in the land of his fathers sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
English Amplified
SO JACOB dwelt in the land in which his father had been a stranger and sojourner, in the land of Canaan.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
SO JACOB dwelt in the land in which his father had been a stranger and sojourner, in the land of Canaan.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned in the land of Canaan.
English EASY 2024
Jacob lived in Canaan, the land where his father had lived.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Jacob stayed and lived in the land of Canaan. This is the same land where his father had lived.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived,
English God's Word - GW 1995
So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.
English KJV 1611
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
English LSB
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father was a foreigner, in the land of Canaan.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Jacob settled in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Jacob lived in the land of Canaan. It's the land where his father had stayed.
English NIV
Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan.
English NKJ 1982
Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
English NLT
So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
This is the story of the family of Jacob, who had settled in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived as an immigrant. Jacob’s son Joseph was seventeen, and he served his older half brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, helping them watch over the flocks. One day Joseph went to his father with a bad report about their behavior.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.
English Tyndale 1537
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, that is to say in the land of Canaan.