Exodus 5:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 5:21 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
יֵ֧רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם
bâʼash
H887
to stink
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֵיחֵ֗נוּ
rêyach
H7381
fragrance
בְּעֵינֵ֤י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
פַרְעֹה֙
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
וּבְעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
עֲבָדָ֔יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לָֽתֶת
nâthan
H5414
to give
חֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
בְּיָדָ֖ם
yâd
H3027
hand
לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
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World English Bible Public Domain
and they said to them, "May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us."
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to them, “May Yahweh look on you and judge; for you have caused our scent to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to give a sword into their hand to kill us.”
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