Genesis 25:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 25:20 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 →
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יִצְחָק֙
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
H8141
year
בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רִבְקָ֗ה
Ribqâh
H7259
Rebekah
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
בְּתוּאֵל֙
Bᵉthûwʼêl
H1328
Bethuel
הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י
ʼĂrammîy
H761
Syrian
מִפַּדַּ֖ן
Paddân
H6307
Padan-aram
אֲרָ֑ם
Paddân
H6307
Padan-aram
אֲח֛וֹת
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
לָבָ֥ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
הָאֲרַמִּ֖י
ʼĂrammîy
H761
Syrian
ל֥וֹ
לְאִשָּֽׁה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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World English Bible Public Domain
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then Isaac was a son of forty years when he took Rebekah for himself as a wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
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