Genesis 28:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 28:6 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 →
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עֵשָׂ֗ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בֵרַ֣ךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
יִצְחָק֮
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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יַעֲקֹב֒
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וְשִׁלַּ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
פַּדֶּ֣נָֽה
Paddân
H6307
Padan-aram
אֲרָ֔ם
Paddân
H6307
Padan-aram
לָקַֽחַת
lâqach
H3947
to take
ל֥וֹ
מִשָּׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
אִשָּׁ֑ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
בְּבָרֲכ֣וֹ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֹת֔וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיְצַ֤ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִקַּ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אִשָּׁ֖ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מִבְּנ֥וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
כְּנָֽעַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, "You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,"
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King James Version Public Domain
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife for himself from there, when he blessed him, then he commanded him, saying, “Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
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