Genesis 12:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 12:18 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
פַרְעֹה֙
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לְאַבְרָ֔ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
זֹּ֖את
zôʼth
H2063
this
עָשִׂ֣יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִּ֑י
לָ֚מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִגַּ֣דְתָּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִּ֔י
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אִשְׁתְּךָ֖
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הִֽוא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pharaoh called Abram, and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Pharaoh called for Abram and said, “What this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she your wife?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).