Genesis 16:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 16:12 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 →
וְה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
פֶּ֣רֶא
pereʼ
H6501
wild ass
אָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
יָד֣וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
בַכֹּ֔ל
kôl
H3605
all
וְיַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
בּ֑וֹ
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶחָ֖יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
יִשְׁכֹּֽן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
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
He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he will be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and the hand of everyone against him, and he will live in the faces of all of his brothers.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).