Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased. New Living Translation The news soon reached Pharaoh’s palace: “Joseph’s brothers have arrived!” Pharaoh and his officials were all delighted to hear this. English Standard Version When the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. Berean Study Bible When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. King James Bible And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. New King James Version Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well. New American Standard Bible Now when the news was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. NASB 1995 Now when the news was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. NASB 1977 Now when the news was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. Amplified Bible When the news was heard in Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, it pleased Pharaoh and his servants. Christian Standard Bible When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. American Standard Version And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And a voice was heard in the house of Pharaoh, that said, “The brothers of Yoseph have come”, and the report was pleasing in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his Servants. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the report was carried into the house of Pharao, saying, Joseph's brethren are come; and Pharao was glad, and his household. Contemporary English Version When it was told in the palace that Joseph's brothers had come, the king and his officials were happy. Douay-Rheims Bible And it was heard, and the fame was abroad in the king's court: The brethren of Joseph are come: and Pharao with all his family was glad. Good News Translation When the news reached the palace that Joseph's brothers had come, the king and his officials were pleased. International Standard Version As soon as the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had arrived, Pharaoh and his servants were ecstatic. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying: 'Joseph's brethren are come'; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. Literal Standard Version And the sound has been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “The brothers of Joseph have come”; and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, New American Bible The news reached Pharaoh’s house: “Joseph’s brothers have come.” Pharaoh and his officials were pleased. NET Bible Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh, "Joseph's brothers have arrived." It pleased Pharaoh and his servants. New Revised Standard Version When the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. New Heart English Bible Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh?s house, saying, "Joseph?s brothers have come." It pleased Pharaoh and his servants. World English Bible The report of it was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, "Joseph's brothers have come." It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. Young's Literal Translation 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, Additional Translations ... Context Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt16When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. 17Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.… Cross References Acts 7:13 On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. Genesis 45:15 Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him. Genesis 45:17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. Treasury of Scripture And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brothers are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. it pleased Pharaoh well. Genesis 16:6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. Genesis 20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. Genesis 34:18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
(16) It pleased Pharaoh . . . --It was of great importance, as regards the future position of the Israelites in Egypt, that they should go thither, not as men who had forced themselves on the country. but as invited guests. Hence the information that the arrival of Joseph's brethren was a thing pleasing to Pharaoh, and hence also the fulness with which his commands are recorded.Verse 16. - And the fame thereof - literally, the voice, hence rumor (cf. Jeremiah 3:9) - was heard in Pharaoh's house (having been brought thither doubtless by some of the Court officials), saying, Joseph's brethren - it is probable that they would style him Zaphnath-paaneah (cf. Genesis 41:45) are come (i.e. are arrived in Egypt): and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants - literally, it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants (cf. Genesis 41:37). The LXX. render ἐχάρη δὲ Φαραὼ; the Vulgate, gavisus est Pharao, i.e. Pharaoh was glad. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When the newsוְהַקֹּ֣ל (wə·haq·qōl) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound reached נִשְׁמַ֗ע (niš·ma‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently Pharaoh’s פַּרְעֹה֙ (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house that Joseph’s יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites brothers אֲחֵ֣י (’ă·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 251: A brother, ) had come, בָּ֖אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Pharaoh פַרְעֹ֔ה (p̄ar·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings and his servants עֲבָדָֽיו׃ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant were pleased. וַיִּיטַב֙ (way·yî·ṭaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing Jump to Previous Bondmen Eyes Fame Good Heard House Joseph Joseph's News Officials Palace Pharaoh Pharaoh's Pleased Reached Report Seemed Servants Sound ThereofJump to Next Bondmen Eyes Fame Good Heard House Joseph Joseph's News Officials Palace Pharaoh Pharaoh's Pleased Reached Report Seemed Servants Sound ThereofLinks Genesis 45:16 NIVGenesis 45:16 NLT Genesis 45:16 ESV Genesis 45:16 NASB Genesis 45:16 KJV Genesis 45:16 BibleApps.com Genesis 45:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 45:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 45:16 French Bible Genesis 45:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 45:16 The report of it was heard (Gen. Ge Gn) |