Exodus 32:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 32:12 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 →
לָמָּה֩
mâh
H4100
what
יֹאמְר֨וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִצְרַ֜יִם
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּרָעָ֤ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
הֽוֹצִיאָם֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לַהֲרֹ֤ג
hârag
H2026
to kill
אֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים
har
H2022
mountain
וּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔ם
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
מֵעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
שׁ֚וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
מֵחֲר֣וֹן
chârôwn
H2740
anger
אַפֶּ֔ךָ
ʼaph
H639
nose
וְהִנָּחֵ֥ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָרָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
לְעַמֶּֽךָ
ʻam
H5971
people
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?' Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why should the Egyptians say, saying, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from on the face of the ground’? Turn from your burning nose and repent from the evil to your people.
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