Exodus 4:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 4:5 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 →
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יַאֲמִ֔ינוּ
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִרְאָ֥ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֵלֶ֛יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲבֹתָ֑ם
ʼâb
H1
father
אֱלֹהֵ֧י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַבְרָהָ֛ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִצְחָ֖ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וֵאלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יַעֲקֹֽב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
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World English Bible Public Domain
"That they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."
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King James Version Public Domain
That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“in order to cause them to believe that Yahweh appeared to you, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
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