Genesis 45:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.”
Genesis 45:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 45:16 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 45:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 45:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.”
Genesis 45:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 45:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.”
Genesis 45:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 45:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, `Come have the brethren of Joseph;' and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants,”
Genesis 45:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 45:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come. And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his bondmen.”
Genesis 45:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 45:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the tidinges came vnto Pharaohs house, so that they said, Iosephs brethre are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his seruants.”
Genesis 45:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 45:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the report was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, "The brothers of Joseph have come." And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.”
Genesis 45:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 45:16 in Context — Genesis 45
14 E lançou-se sobre o pescoço de Benjamim seu irmão, e chorou; e também Benjamim chorou sobre seu pescoço.
15 E beijou a todos os seus irmãos, e chorou sobre eles: e depois seus irmãos falaram com ele.
16 E ouviu-se a notícia na casa de Faraó, dizendo: Os irmãos de José vieram. E pareceu bem aos olhos de Faraó e de seus servos.
17 E disse Faraó a José: Dize a teus irmãos: Fazei isto: carregai vossos animais, e ide, voltai à terra de Canaã;
18 E tomai a vosso pai e vossas famílias, e vinde a mim, que eu vos darei o bom da terra do Egito e comereis a gordura da terra.
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What Does Genesis 45:16 Mean?
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