Genesis 31:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 31:29 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 →
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
לְאֵ֣ל
ʼêl
H410
God
יָדִ֔י
yâd
H3027
hand
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמָּכֶ֖ם
ʻim
H5973
with
רָ֑ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֨י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲבִיכֶ֜ם
ʼâb
H1
father
אֶ֣מֶשׁ
ʼemesh
H570
yesterday
אָמַ֧ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֣י
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִשָּׁ֧מֶר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לְךָ֛
מִדַּבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עִֽם
ʻim
H5973
with
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
מִטּ֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
רָֽע
raʻ
H7451
evil
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
It is in the power of my hand to hurt you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Take heed to yourself that you don't speak to Jacob either good or bad.'
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King James Version Public Domain
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It is in the power of my hand to do harm to you, but last night the God of your father said to me, saying, ‘Keep yourself from speaking with Jacob either good or bad.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).