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Genesis 47:8
“And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?”
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Genesis 47:8 Context
5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
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Other Translations
And Pharaoh said vnto Iacob, How old art thou?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many years have you lived?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?
- Basic English Bible
And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
- Darby Bible
And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old art thou?
- Webster's Bible
Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?"
- World English Bible
And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob, `How many [are] the days of the years of thy life?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: 'How many are the days of the years of thy life?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many years have you lived?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?
- Basic English Bible
And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
- Darby Bible
And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old art thou?
- Webster's Bible
Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?"
- World English Bible
And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob, `How many [are] the days of the years of thy life?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: 'How many are the days of the years of thy life?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 47:8
47:8 How old art thou? - A question usually put to old men, for it is natural to us to admire old age, and to reverence it. Jacob's countenance no doubt shewed him to be old, for be had been a man of labour and sorrow. In Egypt people were not so long - lived as in Canaan, and therefore Pharaoh looks upon Jacob with wonder.
Discussion for Genesis 47:8
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12 years AgoABUTU JOSHUA for verse 8IS IT THE NORMAL CUSTOM OF THE EGYPTIAN TO ASK THEIR FIRST TIME VISITOR THEIR AGE? AN OLD MAN FOR THAT MATTER.Reply Report