King James Version

Genesis 44:12

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

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וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂvaychapesand changeחָפַשׂconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and change”, the next action in the storyH2664to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or maskchange, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).בַּגָּד֣וֹלbagadolin greatגָּדוֹלpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.הֵחֵ֔לhechelbeginחָלַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “begin”, a completed actionH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…וּבַקָּטֹ֖ןuvaqatonand in leastקָטָןconjunction, preposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).כִּלָּ֑הkilahceaseכָּלָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…וַיִּמָּצֵא֙vayimatseand comeמָצָאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and come”, the next action in the storyH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…הַגָּבִ֔יעַhagaviathe houseגְּבִיעַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the house”, the ordinary formH1375a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflowerhouse, cup, pot.בְּאַמְתַּ֖חַתbeamtachatin sackאַמְתַּחַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in sack”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH572properly, something expansive, i.e. a bagsack.בִּנְיָמִֽןbinyaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןnoun, proper name — “Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he searcheth — at the eldest he hath begun, and at the youngest he hath completed — and the cup is found in the bag of Benjamin;

World English Bible

He searched, beginning with the oldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

Darby Translation

And he searched carefully: he began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest; and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

Douay-Rheims

Which when he had searched, beginning at the eldest and ending at the youngest, he found the cup in Benjamin’s sack.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he searched, beginning from the eldest, until he came to the youngest; and he found the cup in Benjamin's sack.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἠρεύνησε δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου ἀρξάμενος, ἕως ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν νεώτερον. καὶ εὗρε τὸ κόνδυ ἐν τῷ μαρσίππῳ τοῦ Βενιαμίν.