Genesis 11:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 11:31 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
תֶּ֜רַח
Terach
H8646
Terah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַבְרָ֣ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
בְּנ֗וֹ
bên
H1121
son
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ל֤וֹט
Lôwṭ
H3876
Lot
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
הָרָן֙
Hârân
H2039
Haran
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בְּנ֔וֹ
bên
H1121
son
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
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שָׂרַ֣י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
כַּלָּת֔וֹ
kallâh
H3618
bride
אֵ֖שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אַבְרָ֣ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
בְּנ֑וֹ
bên
H1121
son
וַיֵּצְא֨וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אִתָּ֜ם
ʼêth
H854
with
מֵא֣וּר
ʼÛwr
H218
Ur
כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
לָלֶ֨כֶת֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַ֣רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
חָרָ֖ן
Chârân
H2771
Haran
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran, and lived there.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Terah took Abram his son, and Lot, Haran’s son, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram, and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. But they came to Haran, and they settled there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).