Genesis 28:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:20 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 →
וַיִּדַּ֥ר
nâdar
H5087
to vow
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
נֶ֣דֶר
neder
H5088
vow
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִהְיֶ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עִמָּדִ֗י
ʻimmâd
H5978
with
וּשְׁמָרַ֨נִי֙
shâmar
H8104
to keep
בַּדֶּ֤רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָנֹכִ֣י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הוֹלֵ֔ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וְנָֽתַן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֥י
לֶ֛חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
לֶאֱכֹ֖ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וּבֶ֥גֶד
beged
H899
garment
לִלְבֹּֽשׁ
lâbash
H3847
to clothe
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob vowed a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this road that I am walking on and give to me bread to eat and clothes to wear,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).