Genesis 20:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 20:13 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 →
וַיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִתְע֣וּ
tâʻâh
H8582
to go astray
אֹתִ֗י
ʼêth
H853
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אֱלֹהִים֮
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מִבֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִי֒
ʼâb
H1
father
וָאֹמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֔הּ
זֶ֣ה
zeh
H2088
this
חַסְדֵּ֔ךְ
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תַּעֲשִׂ֖י
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמָּדִ֑י
ʻimmâd
H5978
with
אֶ֤ל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שָׁ֔מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
אִמְרִי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִ֖י
אָחִ֥י
ʼâch
H251
brother
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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
It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened when God caused me to wander from the house of my father, then I said to her, ‘This your kindness that you can do for me: At every place where we go, say about me, “He my brother.”’”
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