Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage
New American Standard Bible
So Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The
King James Version
And 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.
International Standard Version
"I'm 130 years old," Jacob replied. "My years have turned out to be few and unpleasant, but I haven't yet reached the age my ancestors did during their travels on earth."
A Conservative Version
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my father
American Standard Version
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
Amplified
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The
Bible in Basic English
And Jacob said, The years of my wanderings have been a hundred and thirty; small in number and full of sorrow have been the years of my life, and less than the years of the wanderings of my fathers.
Darby Translation
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojourning are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they do not attain to the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their sojourning.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jacob will say to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojourning, thirty and a hundred years: little and evil were the days of the years of my life, and they reached not the days of the years of the life of my fathers in their sojournings.
King James 2000
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my sojourning [are] one hundred and thirty years. Few and hard have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached the days of the years of the lives of my ancestors in the days of their sojourning."
Modern King James verseion
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and I have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, "The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have the days of my life been, and have not attained unto the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimages."
NET Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, "All the years of my travels are 130. All the years of my life have been few and painful; the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors."
New Heart English Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage."
The Emphasized Bible
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojournings, have been a hundred and thirty years, - Few and evil, have been the days of the years of my life, neither have they attained unto the days of the years of the lives of my fathers, in the days of their sojournings.
Webster
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, nor have they attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
World English Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jacob saith unto Pharaoh, 'The days of the years of my sojournings are an hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not reached the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their sojournings.'
Themes
Benedictions » Instances of » By jacob » Upon pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob, &c presented to pharaoh
jacob » Pharaoh receives him, and is blessed by jacob
Life » Lessons of » Pilgrimage, a
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Life brief, figurative allusions to the brevity of
Life » Brief » Life brief, figurative allusions to the brevity of
natural Life » Is compared to » A pilgrimage
Pilgrims and strangers » Exemplified » jacob
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Pharaoh, in his treatment of jacob and his family
Time » Brevity of » Life brief, figurative allusions to the brevity of
Interlinear
Shaneh (in pl. only),
שׁנה שׁנה
Shaneh (in pl. only),
שׁנה שׁנה
Shaneh (in pl. only),
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811
Usage: 811
me'ah
Shaneh (in pl. only),
M@`at
Ra`
Yowm
Nasag
Yowm
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 47:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Settles In Goshen
8
Then Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many years have you lived?”
Cross References
Genesis 35:28
Isaac lived 180 years.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we live before You as foreigners and temporary residents in Your presence as were all our ancestors.
Job 14:1
is short of days and full of trouble.
Psalm 39:5
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.
Psalm 39:12
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.
Psalm 119:19
do not hide Your commands from me.
Psalm 119:54
during my earthly life.
James 4:14
You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.
Genesis 5:27
So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.
Genesis 11:11
After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:24-25
Nahor lived 29 years and fathered Terah.
Genesis 25:7-8
This is the length of Abraham’s life:
Genesis 47:28
Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.
Genesis 50:26
Joseph died at the age of 110. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.
Exodus 6:4
I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners.
Exodus 7:7
Moses was 80 years old
Deuteronomy 34:7
Moses was 120 years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.
Joshua 24:29
After these things, the Lord’s servant, Joshua son of Nun, died at the age of 110.
2 Samuel 19:32-35
Barzillai was a very old man—80 years old—and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
Job 8:8-9
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
Job 42:16-17
Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
Psalm 89:47-48
Have You created everyone for nothing?
Psalm 90:3-12
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
2 Corinthians 5:6
So, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
Hebrews 11:9-16
By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.
Hebrews 13:14
For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.
1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents