Genesis 28:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:5 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יִצְחָק֙
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה
Paddân
H6307
Padan-aram
אֲרָ֑ם
Paddân
H6307
Padan-aram
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לָבָ֤ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בְּתוּאֵל֙
Bᵉthûwʼêl
H1328
Bethuel
הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י
ʼĂrammîy
H761
Syrian
אֲחִ֣י
ʼâch
H251
brother
רִבְקָ֔ה
Ribqâh
H7259
Rebekah
אֵ֥ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וְעֵשָֽׂו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
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World English Bible Public Domain
Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, Rebekah's brother, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Isaac sent Jacob, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean and the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. Esau Takes Another Wife 28:6-9
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