Genesis 28:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:1 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
יִצְחָ֛ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֹת֑וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ֙
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִקַּ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אִשָּׁ֖ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מִבְּנ֥וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
כְּנָֽעַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
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 called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, "You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him, and commanded him and said to him, “Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).