Parallel Verses
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."
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.
Holman Bible
Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage
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 "How old are you?" Pharaoh asked Jacob. 9 "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." 10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and then left the throne room.
Cross References
Genesis 35:28
Isaac had lived a total of 180 years
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are aliens and vagrants in your presence, as were all of our ancestors. Our days on the earth pass away like shadows, and we have no hope.
Job 14:1
Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.
Psalm 39:5
Look, you have made my life span fit in your hand; It is nothing compared to yours. Surely every person at their best is a puff of wind. Interlude
Psalm 39:12
Hear my prayer, LORD, pay attention to my cry, and do not ignore my tears. I am an alien in your presence, a stranger just like my ancestors were.
Psalm 119:19
Since I am a stranger on the earth, do not hide your commands from me.
Psalm 119:54
Your statutes are my songs, no matter where I make my home.
James 4:14
You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Genesis 5:27
Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then died.
Genesis 11:11
Shem lived 500 years after he fathered Arpachshad and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:24-25
When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.
Genesis 25:7-8
Abraham lived for 175 years,
Genesis 47:28
He lived for seventeen more years in Egypt, until he was 147 years old.
Genesis 50:26
Some time later, Joseph died at the age of 110 years, and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.
Exodus 6:4
I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as resident aliens for a time.
Exodus 7:7
Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Deuteronomy 34:7
Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight wasn't impaired and he was still vigorous and strong.
Joshua 24:29
Some time later, Joshua servant of the LORD died at the age of 110 years, and
2 Samuel 19:32-35
Now Barzillai was a very old man at the age of 80 years. A very wealthy man, Barzillai had provided for king David during his sojourn in Mahanaim.
Job 8:8-9
"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.
Job 42:16-17
Job lived 140 years after this, and saw his children and grandchildren to the fourth generation.
Psalm 89:47-48
Remember how short my lifetime is! How powerless have you created all human beings!
Psalm 90:3-12
You return people to dust merely by saying, "Return, you mortals!"
2 Corinthians 5:6
Therefore, we are always confident, and we know that as long as we are at home in this body we are away from the Lord.
Hebrews 11:9-16
By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise,
Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no permanent city but are looking for the one that is coming.
1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.