Genesis 16:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 16:5 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 →
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׂרַ֣י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְרָם֮
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
חֲמָסִ֣י
châmâç
H2555
violence
עָלֶיךָ֒
ʻal
H5921
upon
אָנֹכִ֗י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
נָתַ֤תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
שִׁפְחָתִי֙
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ
chêyq
H2436
bosom
וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הָרָ֔תָה
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
וָאֵקַ֖ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בֵּינִ֥י
bêyn
H996
between
וּבֵינֶֽיׄךָ
bêyn
H996
between
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
Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong on you! I myself put my maidservant into your arms, but she sees that she has conceived, and I am despised in her eyes! May Yahweh judge between me and you!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).