Genesis 12:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 12:11 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 →
וַיְהִ֕י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִקְרִ֖יב
qârab
H7126
to approach
לָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִצְרָ֑יְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׂרַ֣י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
אִשָּׁ֥ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
יְפַת
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
מַרְאֶ֖ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
אָֽתְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look on.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that as he was about to enter Egypt, then he said to Sarai his wife, “Behold please, I know that you a woman beautiful in appearance.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).