GEN 37:30 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπε, τὸ παιδάριον οὐκ ἔστιν· ἐγὼ δὲ ποῦ πορεύομαι ἔτι;
(Kai epestrepse pros tous adelfous autou, kai eipe, to paidarion ouk estin; egō de pou poreuomai eti; )

BrTr And he returned to his brethren and said, The boy is not; and I, whither am I yet to go?

ULT Then he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there! And I, where am I going?”

UST Then he went to his brothers and exclaimed to them, “Joseph is gone! Now I do not know what to do!”

BSB returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

OEB He went back to his brothers and said, ‘The boy is gone! What am I going to do?’

WEBBE He returned to his brothers, and said, “The child is no more; and I, where will I go?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”

LSV and he returns to his brothers and says, “The boy is not, and I—to where am I going?”

FBV He returned to his brothers. “The boy's gone!” he moaned. “What am I going to do now?”

T4T He went back to his younger brothers and said, “The boy is not in the pit/cistern! What can I do now?” [RHQ]

LEB And he returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone![fn] Now I, what can I do?”[fn]

37:30 Literally “is not”

37:30 Literally “where am I going?”

BBE He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And he returned unto his brethren, and said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whither shall I go?'

ASV And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

DRA And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?

YLT and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, 'The lad is not, and I — whither am I going?'

Drby and returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, where shall I go?

RV And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

Wbstr And he returned to his brethren, and said, The child is not: and I, whither shall I go?

KJB-1769 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
(And he returned unto his brethren/brothers, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? )

KJB-1611 And hee returned vnto his brethren and said, The childe is not, and I, whither shall I goe?
(And he returned unto his brethren/brothers and said, The child is not, and I, whither shall I goe?)

Bshps And went agayne vnto his brethren, saying: the lad is not yonder wo is me, whyther shall I go?
(And went again unto his brethren/brothers, saying: the lad is not yonder woe is me, whyther shall I go?)

Gnva And returned to his brethren, and said, The childe is not yonder, and I, whither shall I goe?
(And returned to his brethren/brothers, and said, The child is not yonder, and I, whither shall I goe? )

Cvdl and came agayne to his brethre and sayde: The lad is not yonder, whyther shal I go?
(and came again to his brethren/brothers and said: The lad is not yonder, whyther shall I go?)

Wycl and he to-rente his closis, and he yede to hise britheren, and seide, The child apperith not, and whidir schal Y go?
(and he to-rente his closis, and he went to his brethren/brothers, and said, The child apperith not, and whidir shall I go?)

Luth und kam wieder zu seinen Brüdern und sprach: Der Knabe ist nicht da, wo soll ich hin?
(and came again to his brothersn and spoke: The boy/lad is not da, where should I hin?)

ClVg et scissis vestibus pergens ad fratres suos, ait: Puer non comparet, et ego quo ibo?
(and scissis vestibus pergens to brothers suos, he_said: Puer not/no comparet, and I quo ibo? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יָּ֥שָׁב אֶל אֶחָ֖י⁠ו

and,returned to/towards brothers,his

Alternate translation: “Then he went back to where his brothers were”

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

and,said

Alternate translation: “and said to them,”

הַ⁠יֶּ֣לֶד

the,boy

Joseph was seventeen years old (verse 2), so this phrase should be translated in a way that is appropriate for his older brother to refer to him here. See how you translated a different word that has a similar meaning in Gen 21:12. Alternate translation: “The lad” or “Our younger brother”

אֵינֶ֔⁠נּוּ

is_gone,he

Alternate translation: “is missing!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י אָ֥נָה אֲנִי בָֽא

and,I where I go

Reuben uses a rhetorical question here to express how distressed he is and to emphasize that he does not know what to do. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Alternate translation: “Now what can I do?”

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