Genesis 19:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:8 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 →
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֨א
nâʼ
H4994
please
לִ֜י
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בָנ֗וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדְעוּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אוֹצִֽיאָה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
נָּ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֶתְהֶן֙
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וַעֲשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָהֶ֔ן
כַּטּ֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
רַ֠ק
raq
H7535
only
לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֵל֙
ʼêl
H411
these
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
דָבָ֔ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
בָּ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְּצֵ֥ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
קֹרָתִֽי
qôwrâh
H6982
beam
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, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes. Only don't do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, please: I have two daughters who have not known a man. Please let me bring them out to you, and you do to them as good in your eyes. But do not do anything to these men, because for that they have come under the shadow of my rafters.”
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