King James Version

Genesis 43:33

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

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וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvayeshevvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…לְפָנָ֔יוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַבְּכֹר֙habkhorthe firstbornבְּכוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the firstborn”, the ordinary formH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkivkhoratvoas birthrightבְּכוֹרָהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as birthright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1062the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniturebirthright, firstborn(-ling).וְהַצָּעִ֖ירvehatsairand the littleצָעִירconjunction, definite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the little”, the ordinary formH6810little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignobleleast, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).כִּצְעִרָת֑וֹkitsiratvoas youthצְעִירָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as youth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6812smallness (of age), i.e. juvenilityyouth.וַיִּתְמְה֥וּvayitmehvand be amazedתָּמַהּconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be amazed”, the next action in the storyH8539to be in consternationbe amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםhaanashimthe a certainאִישׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).רֵעֵֽהוּreehvbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they sit before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another;

World English Bible

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.

Darby Translation

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one at another.

Douay-Rheims

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men looked with amazement every one at his brother.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκάθισαν δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, ὁ πρωτότοκος κατὰ τὰ πρεσβεῖα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ νεώτερος κατὰ τὴν νεότητα αὐτοῦ· ἐξίσταντο δὲ οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.