Genesis 27:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 27:12 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 →
אוּלַ֤י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יְמֻשֵּׁ֨נִי֙
mâshash
H4959
to grope
אָבִ֔י
ʼâb
H1
father
וְהָיִ֥יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְעֵינָ֖יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַ
tâʻaʻ
H8591
to mock
וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עָלַ֛י
ʻal
H5921
upon
קְלָלָ֖ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְרָכָֽה
Bᵉrâkâh
H1293
blessing
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing."
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King James Version Public Domain
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Suppose my father touches me? Then I will be in his eyes as a deceiver, and I will bring a curse on me and not a blessing.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).