Genesis 33:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 33:17 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 →
וְיַעֲקֹב֙
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
נָסַ֣ע
nâçaʻ
H5265
to journey
סֻכֹּ֔תָה
Çukkôwth
H5523
Succoth
וַיִּ֥בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
ל֖וֹ
בָּ֑יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וּלְמִקְנֵ֨הוּ֙
miqneh
H4735
cattle
עָשָׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
סֻכֹּ֔ת
çukkâh
H5521
booth
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֛ן
kên
H3651
thus
קָרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שֵׁם
shêm
H8034
name
הַמָּק֖וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
סֻכּֽוֹת
Çukkôwth
H5523
Succoth
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his cattle. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jacob traveled to Succoth, and he built a house for himself, and for his livestock he made shelters. For that he called the name of the place Succoth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).