Genesis 37:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 37:1 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 37:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — World English Bible

Genesis 37:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — American Standard Version

Genesis 37:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings--in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 37:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned — in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — Darby Translation

Genesis 37:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iaakob nowe dwelt in the lande, wherein his father was a stranger, in the lande of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 37:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Jacob dwelt in the land of the sojournings of his father, in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 37:1 — The Living Sword

Genesis 37:1 in Context — Genesis 37

1 Y HABITÓ Jacob en la tierra donde peregrinó su padre, en la tierra de Canaán.

2 Estas fueron las generaciones de Jacob. José, siendo de edad de diez y siete años apacentaba las ovejas con sus hermanos; y el joven estaba con los hijos de Bilha, y con los hijos de Zilpa, mujeres de su padre: y noticiaba José á su padre la mala fama de ellos.

3 Y amaba Israel á José más que á todos sus hijos, porque le había tenido en su vejez: y le hizo una ropa de diversos colores.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 37 — Joseph and His Brothers →

What Does Genesis 37:1 Mean?

Genesis 37:1 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 37. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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