Genesis 18:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:5 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 →
וְאֶקְחָ֨ה
lâqach
H3947
to take
פַת
path
H6595
morsel
לֶ֜חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וְסַעֲד֤וּ
çâʻad
H5582
to support
לִבְּכֶם֙
lêb
H3820
heart
אַחַ֣ר
ʼachar
H310
after
תַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
עֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַבְדְּכֶ֑ם
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבַּֽרְתָּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant." They said, "Very well, do as you have said."
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King James Version Public Domain
And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I will bring a morsel of bread so that you can refresh your hearts before you go away, since you have come to your servant.” And they said, “Alright, do as you have said.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).