Genesis 18:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:19 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יְדַעְתִּ֗יו
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לְמַעַן֩
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְצַוֶּ֜ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בָּנָ֤יו
bên
H1121
son
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּיתוֹ֙
bayith
H1004
house
אַחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙
shâmar
H8104
to keep
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
לְמַ֗עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הָבִ֤יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַבְרָהָ֔ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עָלָֽיו
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."
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King James Version Public Domain
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I have known him so that he will command his children and his house after him, and they will keep the way of Yahweh by doing righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh will bring about for Abraham what he has said to him.”
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