GEN 41:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “No, it’s not my ability,” Yosef responded, “but God will answer the king to give him peace.”

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ Φαραὼ εἶπεν, ἄνευ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐκ ἀποκριθήσεται τὸ σωτήριον Φαραώ.
(Apokritheis de Yōsaʸf tōi Faraō eipen, aneu tou Theou ouk apokrithaʸsetai to sōtaʸrion Faraō. )

BrTr And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.

ULT And Joseph responded to Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will answer with Pharaoh’s peace.”

UST Joseph replied to him, “Sir, I do not have that ability on my own, but God will explain your dream so that you, King Pharaoh, will have peace in your heart.”

BSB § “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

OEB Joseph answered Pharaoh, ‘Not I; God only can give Pharaoh a satisfactory answer.’

WEBBE Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”

LSV and Joseph answers Pharaoh, saying, “Without me—God answers Pharaoh with peace.”

FBV “It's not me who can do this,” Joseph replied. “But God will explain its meaning to set Your Majesty's mind at rest.”

T4T But Joseph replied to the king, “No, I cannot do that. It is God who knows the meaning of dreams, but he will enable me to tell you their meaning, and they will mean something good.”

LEB Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It is not in my power;[fn] God will answer concerning the well-being of Pharaoh.”

41:16 Literally “besides me”

BBE Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.

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JPS And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.'

ASV And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

DRA Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer.

YLT and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me — God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'

Drby And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: [fn]God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

41.16 Elohim

RV And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Wbstr And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

KJB-1769 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

KJB-1611 And Ioseph answered Pharaoh, saying; It is not in me: God shall giue Pharaoh an answere of peace.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Ioseph aunswered Pharao, saying: Not I, but God shall geue Pharao an aunswere of peace.
(Yoseph answered Pharaoh, saying: Not I, but God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.)

Gnva And Ioseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Without me God shall answere for the wealth of Pharaoh.
(And Yoseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Without me God shall answer for the wealth of Pharaoh. )

Cvdl Ioseph answered Pharao, and sayde: God shall geue Pharao a prosperous answere, yee well without me.
(Yoseph answered Pharaoh, and said: God shall give Pharaoh a prosperous answer, ye/you_all well without me.)

Wycl Joseph answerde, With out me, God schal answere prosperitees to Farao.
(Yoseph answered, With out me, God shall answer prosperitees to Farao.)

Luth Joseph antwortete Pharao und sprach: Das stehet bei mir nicht; GOtt wird doch Pharao Gutes weissagen.
(Yoseph replied Pharao and spoke: The stands at to_me not; God becomes though/but Pharao Goodness weissagen.)

ClVg Respondit Joseph: Absque me Deus respondebit prospera Pharaoni.
(Respondit Yoseph: Absque me God respondebit prospera Pharaoni. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יַּ֨עַן יוֹסֵ֧ף אֶת פַּרְעֹ֛ה לֵ⁠אמֹ֖ר

and,answered Yōşēf/(Joseph) DOM Farˊoh to=say

Alternate translation: “Joseph replied to Pharaoh”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / honorifics

בִּלְעָדָ֑⁠י

not,I

Make sure your translation of Joseph’s response sounds polite. See what you did in verse 9. Alternate translation: “Your Majesty, I cannot do that by myself,”

אֱלֹהִ֕ים יַעֲנֶ֖ה

ʼElohīm give_~_a_~_answer

Alternate translation: “but God will interpret your dream”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֶת שְׁל֥וֹם פַּרְעֹֽה

DOM DOM favourable Farˊoh

Consider whether or not it is more natural in your language to use Pharaoh’s name at the beginning of this quote (instead of here) and say, “King Pharaoh, I do not have that ability…” Alternate translation: “for your well-being King Pharaoh.” or “so that you, King Pharaoh, will have peace in your spirit.”

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