ESV: he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
NIV: and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave.
NASB: He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
CSB: He had sent a man ahead of them -- Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
NLT: Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them — Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
KJV: He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
NKJV: He sent a man before them— Joseph— who was sold as a slave.