Genesis 32:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 32:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עֵשָׂ֛ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
הָאַחַ֖ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
וְהִכָּ֑הוּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
וְהָיָ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמַּחֲנֶ֥ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
הַנִּשְׁאָ֖ר
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
לִפְלֵיטָֽה
pᵉlêyṭâh
H6413
escape
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World English Bible Public Domain
and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."
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King James Version Public Domain
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “If Esau comes to one camp and strikes them, then the camp that is left will escape.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).