Genesis 43:33 — Compare Translations

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And [Joseph's brothers] were given seats before him--the eldest according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another amazed [that so much was known about them].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And [Joseph's brothers] were given seats before him–the eldest according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another amazed [that so much was known about them].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

The brothers sat in a place where Joseph could see them. The servants told them where to sit, by the age of each one. The oldest brother sat at one end, all along to the youngest brother at the other end. The brothers were very surprised to see this.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Joseph's brothers were seated at a table facing him. The brothers were looking at each other because, to their surprise, they had been seated in order, from the oldest to the youngest. All the brothers kept looking at each other, wondering what was happening.

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.

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them in the order of their ages, from oldest to youngest.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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 astonishment.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When they were seated by his directions according to their age, from the oldest to the youngest, they looked at one another in amazement;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The brothers had been given places in front of Joseph. They had been seated in the order of their ages, from the oldest to the youngest. That made them look at each other in great surprise.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them in the order of their ages, from oldest to youngest.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Now, the brothers had been seated before Joseph in their birth order, from the firstborn at one end of the table to the youngest at the other end. They were all stunned when they realized the seating arrangement and looked at each other in astonishment.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in amazement.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He told each of them where to sit, and seated them in the order of their ages, from the oldest to the youngest, much to their amazement!

English Tyndale 1537

And they sat before him: the eldest according unto his age, and the youngest according unto his youth. And the men marvelled among them selves.