Genesis 43:33
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.
Genesis 43:33 in other translations
| BSB | They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment. |
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| WEB | They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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; |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Genesis 43:33 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 43:26-34
Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus were Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great kindness to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early distance between Jews and gentiles. In a day of famine, it is enough to be fed; but they were feasted. Their cares and fears were now over, and they ate their bread with joy, reckoning they were upon good terms with the lord of…
Genesis 43:33 in the original Hebrew
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Genesis 43:32
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
- Genesis 43:33
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.
- Genesis 43:34
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Genesis 43:33 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y sentáronse delante de él, el mayor conforme á su mayoría, y el menor conforme á su menoría; y estaban aquellos hombres atónitos mirándose el uno al otro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils s’assirent devant lui, le premier-né selon son droit d’aînesse, et le plus jeune selon sa jeunesse; et ces hommes s’étonnaient entre eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie aßen vor ihm, der Erstgeborene nach seiner Erstgeburt und der Jüngste nach seiner Jugend; und die Männer sahen einander staunend an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sederunt coram eo, primogenitus juxta primogenita sua, et minimus juxta ætatem suam. Et mirabantur nimis, |