Genesis 30:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 30:31 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 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֶתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֑ךְ
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֣י
מְא֔וּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תַּֽעֲשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִּי֙
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
אָשׁ֛וּבָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶרְעֶ֥ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
צֹֽאנְךָ֖
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
אֶשְׁמֹֽר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "What shall I give you?" Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything. If you will do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “What should I give to you?” And Jacob said, “Do not give anything to me. If you will do this thing for me, I will continue tending your flock watching over:
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).