Genesis 32:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:4 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 →
וַיְצַ֤ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
תֹאמְר֔וּן
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַֽאדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
לְעֵשָׂ֑ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
כֹּ֤ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַבְדְּךָ֣
ʻebed
H5650
servant
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
לָבָ֣ן
Lâbân
H3837
Laban
גַּ֔רְתִּי
gûwr
H1481
to sojourn
וָאֵחַ֖ר
ʼâchar
H309
to delay
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עָֽתָּה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
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World English Bible Public Domain
He commanded them, saying, "This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: 'This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he commanded them, saying, “This you will say to my lord, to Esau: ‘This your servant Jacob says, “I have been sojourning with Laban and have remained there until now.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).