Genesis 19:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:20 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 →
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֠א
nâʼ
H4994
please
הָעִ֨יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַזֹּ֧את
zôʼth
H2063
this
קְרֹבָ֛ה
qârôwb
H7138
near
לָנ֥וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
שָׁ֖מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
וְהִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מִצְעָ֑ר
mitsʻâr
H4705
small thing
אִמָּלְטָ֨ה
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
נָּ֜א
nâʼ
H4994
please
שָׁ֗מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
הֲלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מִצְעָ֛ר
mitsʻâr
H4705
small thing
הִ֖וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וּתְחִ֥י
châyâh
H2421
to live
נַפְשִֽׁי
nephesh
H5315
soul
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
See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn't it a little one?), and my soul will live."
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, please: That town there near to flee to, and it a little one. Please let me escape there. Is it not a little one? Then my life will live.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).