Genesis 37:1
“And Iacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.”
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Genesis 37:1 Context
1And Iacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2These are the generations of Iacob: Ioseph being seuenteene yeeres old, was feeding the flocke with his brethren, and the lad was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues: and Ioseph brought vnto his father their euill report. 3Now Israel loued Ioseph more then all his children, because he was the sonne of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
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And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
- King James Version
Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.
- Basic English Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned -- in the land of Canaan.
- Darby Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land in which his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
- Webster's Bible
Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan.
- World English Bible
And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings -- in the land of Canaan.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible