KJV
ASV
16. And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

ESV
16. So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave this command before he died,

ERVEN
16. So the brothers sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he told us to give you a message.

NLT
16. So they sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he instructed us

WEB
16. They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,

NET
16. So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave these instructions before he died:

NLV
16. So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Before he died, our father told us,

HCSB
16. So they sent this message to Joseph, "Before he died your father gave a command:

YLT
16. And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

LITV
16. And they sent a message to Joseph, saying,

RV
16. And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

NCV
16. So they sent a message to Joseph that said, "Your father gave this command before he died.

MKJV
16. And they sent a message to Joseph, saying, Your father commanded before he died, saying,

AKJV
16. And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying,

LXXEN
16. And they came to Joseph, and said, Thy father adjured us before his death, saying,



KJV
16. And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

AMP
16. And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Your father commanded before he died, saying,

KJVP
16. And they sent a messenger H6680 unto H413 PREP Joseph H3130 , saying H559 L-VQFC , Thy father H1 NMS did command H6680 VPQ3MS before H6440 L-CMP he died H4194 , saying H559 L-VQFC ,

YLT
16. And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

ASV
16. And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

WEB
16. They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,

NASB
16. So they approached Joseph and said: "Before your father died, he gave us these instructions:

ESV
16. So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave this command before he died,

RV
16. And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

RSV
16. So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave this command before he died,

NKJV
16. So they sent [messengers] to Joseph, saying, "Before your father died he commanded, saying,

MKJV
16. And they sent a message to Joseph, saying, Your father commanded before he died, saying,

AKJV
16. And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying,

NRSV
16. So they approached Joseph, saying, "Your father gave this instruction before he died,

NIV
16. So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died:

NIRV
16. So they sent a message to Joseph. They said, "Your father gave us directions before he died.

NLT
16. So they sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he instructed us

MSG
16. So they sent Joseph a message, "Before his death, your father gave this command:

GNB
16. So they sent a message to Joseph: "Before our father died,

NET
16. So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave these instructions before he died:

ERVEN
16. So the brothers sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he told us to give you a message.