Genesis 33:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 33:14 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 →
יַעֲבָר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
עַבְדּ֑וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַאֲנִ֞י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה
nâhal
H5095
to lead
לְאִטִּ֗י
ʼaṭ
H328
gentleness
לְרֶ֨גֶל
regel
H7272
foot
הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְפָנַי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
וּלְרֶ֣גֶל
regel
H7272
foot
הַיְלָדִ֔ים
yeled
H3206
child
עַ֛ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
שֵׂעִֽירָה
Sêʻîyr
H8165
Seir
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World English Bible Public Domain
Please let my lord pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir."
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King James Version Public Domain
Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Please let my lord go on before his servant, and I will lead them on at my gentle pace, at the pace of the livestock that ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).