Genesis 32:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:6 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 →
וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּ֤אנוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָחִ֨יךָ֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֵשָׂ֔ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
וְגַם֙
gam
H1571
also
הֹלֵ֣ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וְאַרְבַּע
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
מֵא֥וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
עִמּֽוֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau. Not only that, but he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him."
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King James Version Public Domain
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We went to your brother, to Esau. And also, he is coming to meet you, and 400 men with him!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).