Exodus 4:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 4:31 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 →
וַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ן
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
הָעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
פָקַ֨ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְכִ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
רָאָה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עָנְיָ֔ם
ʻŏnîy
H6040
affliction
וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ
qâdad
H6915
to bow down
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
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World English Bible Public Domain
The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the people believed. And they heard that Yahweh had attended to the sons of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, and they bowed and prostrated themselves.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).