Exodus 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 3:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זִקְנֵ֣י
zâqên
H2205
old
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאָמַרְתָּ֤
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙
ʼâb
H1
father
נִרְאָ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהֵ֧י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַבְרָהָ֛ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
יִצְחָ֥ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
פָּקֹ֤ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
פָּקַ֨דְתִּי֙
pâqad
H6485
to visit
אֶתְכֶ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הֶעָשׂ֥וּי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָכֶ֖ם
בְּמִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, 'Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt;
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King James Version Public Domain
Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Go and gather the elders of Israel, and say to them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, appeared to me, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to say, “I have certainly attended to you and what is being done to you in Egypt,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).