Genesis 18:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:16 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 →
וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מִשָּׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
סְדֹ֑ם
Çᵉdôm
H5467
Sodom
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
הֹלֵ֥ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
עִמָּ֖ם
ʻim
H5973
with
לְשַׁלְּחָֽם
shâlach
H7971
to send
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
The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the men got up from there and looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to send them off.
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