Genesis 21:32 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 21:32 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 →
וַיִּכְרְת֥וּ
kârath
H3772
to cut
בְרִ֖ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
בִּבְאֵ֣ר
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
H884
Beer-sheba
שָׁ֑בַע
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
H884
Beer-sheba
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
וּפִיכֹל֙
Pîykôl
H6369
Phichol
שַׂר
sar
H8269
prince
צְבָא֔וֹ
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So they cut the covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
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