Genesis 18:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:8 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
חֶמְאָ֜ה
chemʼâh
H2529
butter
וְחָלָ֗ב
châlâb
H2461
milk
וּבֶן
bên
H1121
son
הַבָּקָר֙
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשָׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
pânîym
H6440
face
וְהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עֹמֵ֧ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הָעֵ֖ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
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World English Bible Public Domain
He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and he set it before them. Then he stood by them under the tree and they ate.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).