Genesis 20:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 20:7 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 →
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הָשֵׁ֤ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵֽשֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הָאִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נָבִ֣יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
בַּֽעַדְךָ֖
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֵֽינְךָ֣
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מֵשִׁ֗יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
דַּ֚ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
מ֣וֹת
mûwth
H4191
to die
תָּמ֔וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
אַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לָֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don't restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So now, return the wife of the man because he a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will surely die, you and all who to you!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).