Genesis 32:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:18 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 →
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְעַבְדְּךָ֣
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
מִנְחָ֥ה
minchâh
H4503
offering
הִוא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
שְׁלוּחָ֔ה
shâlach
H7971
to send
לַֽאדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
לְעֵשָׂ֑ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
גַם
gam
H1571
also
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אַחֲרֵֽינוּ
ʼachar
H310
after
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
Then you shall say, 'They are your servant, Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord, Esau. Behold, he also is behind us.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then you say, ‘ to your servant, to Jacob. They a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also behind us.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).