Genesis 27:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 27:21 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִצְחָק֙
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
גְּשָׁה
nâgash
H5066
to approach
נָּ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖
mûwsh
H4184
to feel
בְּנִ֑י
bên
H1121
son
הַֽאַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
זֶ֛ה
zeh
H2088
this
בְּנִ֥י
bên
H1121
son
עֵשָׂ֖ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come close, so that I can touch you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).