Verse Comparison: Genesis 41:49
American Standard Version
And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.
Amplified® Bible
And Joseph gathered grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it could not be measured.
Contemporary English Version
In fact, there was so much grain that they stopped keeping record, because it was like counting the grains of sand along the beach.
Darby English Version
And Joseph laid up corn as sand of the sea exceeding much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.
Good News Bible
There was so much grain that Joseph stopped measuring it---it was like the sand of the sea.
King James Version
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
New American Standard Bible
Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring {it,} for it was beyond measure.
New International Version
Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
New King James Version
Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it seemed beyond measure.
Revised Standard Version
And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.
Young's Literal Translation
and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.
