Genesis 24:42 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 24:42 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 →
וָאָבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַיּ֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֑יִן
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וָאֹמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵי֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אַבְרָהָ֔ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֶשְׁךָ
yêsh
H3426
there is
נָּא֙
nâʼ
H4994
please
מַצְלִ֣יחַ
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
דַּרְכִּ֔י
derek
H1870
way
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הֹלֵ֥ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
עָלֶֽיהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then today I came to the spring, and I said, ‘Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, if it is your will, please make my journey succeed that I have come on.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).