Genesis 32:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:17 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 →
וַיְצַ֥ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ֞
pâgash
H6298
to encounter
עֵשָׂ֣ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אָחִ֗י
ʼâch
H251
brother
וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְמִי
mîy
H4310
who
אַ֨תָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְאָ֣נָה
ʼân
H575
where
תֵלֵ֔ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וּלְמִ֖י
mîy
H4310
who
אֵ֥לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
לְפָנֶֽיךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
He commanded the foremost, saying, "When Esau, my brother, meets you, and asks you, saying, 'Whose are you? Where are you going? Whose are these before you?'
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King James Version Public Domain
And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he commanded the first, saying, “When Esau my brother meets you and asks you, saying, ‘Whom do you to, and where are you going? And whom do these to before you?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).