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And Pharaoh said vnto Iacob, How old art thou?
- 1611 King James Bible
Genesis 47:8 side note reference: Heb. how many are the dayes of the yeeres of thy life?
Other Translations of Genesis 47:8
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old [art] thou?
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?
- Basic English Bible
And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?
- Darby Bible
And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old art thou?
- Webster's Bible
Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?"
- World English Bible
And Pharaoh saith unto Jacob, `How many [are] the days of the years of thy life?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: 'How many are the days of the years of thy life?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Genesis 47:8
47:8 How old art thou? - A question usually put to old men, for it is natural to us to admire old age, and to reverence it. Jacob's countenance no doubt shewed him to be old, for be had been a man of labour and sorrow. In Egypt people were not so long - lived as in Canaan, and therefore Pharaoh looks upon Jacob with wonder.
ABUTU JOSHUA's comment on 2011-12-19 13:53:43:
IS IT THE NORMAL CUSTOM OF THE EGYPTIAN TO ASK THEIR FIRST TIME VISITOR THEIR AGE? AN OLD MAN FOR THAT MATTER.
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