Genesis 20:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 20:14 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
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
צֹ֣אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּבָקָ֗ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וַעֲבָדִים֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
וַיָּ֣שֶׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
ל֔וֹ
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׂרָ֥ה
Sârâh
H8283
Sarah
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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
Abimelech took sheep and oxen, men-servants and women-servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Abimelech took flocks and herds and men slaves and women slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).