Genesis 39:1

DRB Bible

And Joseph was brought into Egypt, and Putiphar an eunuch of Pharao, chief captain of the army, an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites, by whom he was brought.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)

Compare

Genesis 39:1 in Bible Translations

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)

Primary

And Joseph was brought into Egypt, and Putiphar an eunuch of Pharao, chief captain of the army, an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites, by whom he was brought.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 39:1 in KJV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 39:1 in ASV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 39:1 in DBT →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 39:1 in ERV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 39:1 in WBT →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt: and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down thither.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 39:1 in WEB →

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 39:1 in YLT →

And Joseph hath been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an Egyptian man, buyeth him out of the hands of the Ishmaelites who have brought him thither.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 39:1 in AKJV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 39:1 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read Genesis 39:1 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →

Related Verses

Next verse: Genesis 39:2

Previous chapter: Genesis 38

Next chapter: Genesis 40

Scripture Attribution

Scripture quotations are from various translations including the King James Version (public domain), American Standard Version (public domain), and other translations used by permission.

Hebrew and Greek text analysis is based on public domain manuscripts and lexicons. Strong's numbers are used under fair use for educational purposes.

American Bible Society Biblica Society of Biblical Literature

Genesis 39:1 in Bible Translations

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)

Primary

And Joseph was brought into Egypt, and Putiphar an eunuch of Pharao, chief captain of the army, an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites, by whom he was brought.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 39:1 in KJV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 39:1 in ASV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 39:1 in DBT →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, a chamberlain of Pharaoh, the captain of the life-guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down thither.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 39:1 in ERV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 39:1 in WBT →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt: and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down thither.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 39:1 in WEB →

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 39:1 in YLT →

And Joseph hath been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, head of the executioners, an Egyptian man, buyeth him out of the hands of the Ishmaelites who have brought him thither.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 39:1 in AKJV →

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 39:1 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read Genesis 39:1 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →