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Genesis 42:32

We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

KJV

Duodecim fratres uno patre geniti sumus : unus non est super, minimus cum patre nostro est in terra Chanaan.

Vulgate

δώδεκα ἀδελφοί ἐσμεν, υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν· ὁ εἷς οὐχ ὑπάρχει, ὁ δὲ μικρότερος μετὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν σήμερον εἰς γῆν Χανάαν.

LXX

we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

ASV

שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֥ר אֲנַ֛חְנוּ אַחִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י אָבִ֑י/נוּ הָ/אֶחָ֣ד אֵינֶ֔/נּוּ וְ/הַ/קָּטֹ֥ן הַ/יּ֛וֹם אֶת אָבִ֖י/נוּ בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Canaan

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'nchnv
pronoun · 120×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
כְּנָ֑עַן
kn'n
proper_noun · 94×
עָשָׂ֖ר
'shr
adjective · 335×
קָּטֹ֖ן
qtn
adjective · 101×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 37:30 — And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
  • Gen 42:13 — And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.