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Genesis 50:8

What does Genesis 50:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 50:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And all the family of Joseph, and his brothers and his father's people: only their little ones and their flocks and herds they did not take with them from the land of Goshen.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and the house of his father; only their infants, and their flock, and their herd, have they left in the land of Goshen;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the house of Joseph with his brethren, except their children, and their flocks and herds, which they left in the land of Gessen.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house; only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

Context

v.7And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

v.8This passage

v.9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 32:24

    Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

  • Exodus 10:26

    Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind: for thereof must we take to serve Jehovah our God; and we know not with what we must serve Jehovah, until we come thither.

  • Exodus 10:8

    And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God; but who are they that shall go?

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