Genesis 21:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 21:23 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
הִשָּׁ֨בְעָה
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לִּ֤י
בֵֽאלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הֵ֔נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תִּשְׁקֹ֣ר
shâqar
H8266
to deal falsely
לִ֔י
וּלְנִינִ֖י
nîyn
H5209
offspring
וּלְנֶכְדִּ֑י
neked
H5220
offspring
כַּחֶ֜סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִׂ֤יתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמְּךָ֙
ʻim
H5973
with
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמָּדִ֔י
ʻimmâd
H5978
with
וְעִם
ʻim
H5973
with
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
גַּ֥רְתָּה
gûwr
H1481
to sojourn
בָּֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So now, swear to me here by God if you will deal falsely with me or with my children or with my descendants. According to the kindness that I have done to you, do to me and to the land which you are sojourning in.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).