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Joseph: 17 when sold, 30 before Pharaoh
Joseph was seventeen when he was feeding the flock with his brothers, and thirty when he stood before Pharaoh. Genesis 37:2Genesis 41:46
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"Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers." Soon afterwards his brothers sold him to traders. Genesis 37:2Genesis 37:28
"Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt." Genesis 41:46
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Genesis 37:2 WEB
2This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
Genesis 41:46 WEB
46Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
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Joseph was 17 when his brothers sold him, and 30 when he became a leader in Egypt.