Genesis 29:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 29:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֵ֥ן
hên
H2005
behold
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
גָּד֔וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עֵ֖ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
הֵאָסֵ֣ף
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
הַמִּקְנֶ֑ה
miqneh
H4735
cattle
הַשְׁק֥וּ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
הַצֹּ֖אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּלְכ֥וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
רְעֽוּ
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
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
He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the cattle together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “Behold, the day still large. not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go pasture.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).