Genesis 27:42 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 27:42 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 →
וַיֻּגַּ֣ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְרִבְקָ֔ה
Ribqâh
H7259
Rebekah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
עֵשָׂ֖ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
בְּנָ֣הּ
bên
H1121
son
הַגָּדֹ֑ל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַתִּשְׁלַ֞ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
וַתִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְיַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
בְּנָ֣הּ
bên
H1121
son
הַקָּטָ֔ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עֵשָׂ֣ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אָחִ֔יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
מִתְנַחֵ֥ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
לְךָ֖
לְהָרְגֶֽךָ
hârag
H2026
to kill
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World English Bible Public Domain
The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah, so she sent and called for Jacob her younger son and said to him, “Behold, Esau your brother is consoling himself about you, planning to kill you.
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