Genesis 32:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:20 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 →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גַּ֗ם
gam
H1571
also
הִנֵּ֛ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עַבְדְּךָ֥
ʻebed
H5650
servant
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
אַחֲרֵ֑ינוּ
ʼachar
H310
after
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֞ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲכַפְּרָ֣ה
kâphar
H3722
to atone
פָנָ֗יו
pânîym
H6440
face
בַּמִּנְחָה֙
minchâh
H4503
offering
הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לְפָנָ֔י
pânîym
H6440
face
וְאַחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
כֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
אֶרְאֶ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
פָנָ֔יו
pânîym
H6440
face
אוּלַ֖י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יִשָּׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
פָנָֽי
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall say, 'Not only that, but behold, your servant, Jacob, is behind us.'" For, he said, "I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me."
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King James Version Public Domain
And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And also say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob behind us.’” For he said, “I will cover his face with the gift that is going before me, and after that, when I see his face, perhaps he will receive my face.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).