Genesis 11:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 11:29 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אַבְרָ֧ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
וְנָח֛וֹר
Nâchôwr
H5152
Nahor
לָהֶ֖ם
נָשִׁ֑ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
שֵׁ֤ם
shêm
H8034
name
אֵֽשֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אַבְרָם֙
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
שָׂרָ֔י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
וְשֵׁ֤ם
shêm
H8034
name
אֵֽשֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
נָחוֹר֙
Nâchôwr
H5152
Nahor
מִלְכָּ֔ה
Milkâh
H4435
Milcah
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
הָרָ֥ן
Hârân
H2039
Haran
אֲבִֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
מִלְכָּ֖ה
Milkâh
H4435
Milcah
וַֽאֲבִ֥י
ʼâb
H1
father
יִסְכָּֽה
Yiçkâh
H3252
Iscah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.
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