Genesis 24:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 24:40 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 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֑י
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לְפָנָ֗יו
pânîym
H6440
face
יִשְׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
מַלְאָכ֤וֹ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אִתָּךְ֙
ʼêth
H854
with
וְהִצְלִ֣יחַ
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
דַּרְכֶּ֔ךָ
derek
H1870
way
וְלָקַחְתָּ֤
lâqach
H3947
to take
אִשָּׁה֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לִבְנִ֔י
bên
H1121
son
מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖י
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
וּמִבֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to me, ‘Yahweh, whom I walk before, will send his angel with you and make your journey succeed, so that you will take a wife for my son from my clan, and from the house of my father.
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