Genesis 34:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 34:14 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נוּכַל֙
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
לָתֵת֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
לְאִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ל֣וֹ
עָרְלָ֑ה
ʻorlâh
H6190
foreskin
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
חֶרְפָּ֥ה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
הִ֖וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לָֽנוּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to them, "We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to them, “We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who has a foreskin, because that a disgrace to us!
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