Genesis 34:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 34:21 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 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֵ֜לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים
shâlêm
H8003
complete
הֵ֣ם
hêm
H1992
they
אִתָּ֗נוּ
ʼêth
H854
with
וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ
çâchar
H5503
to trade
אֹתָ֔הּ
ʼêth
H853
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וְהָאָ֛רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
רַֽחֲבַת
râchâb
H7342
wide
יָדַ֖יִם
yâd
H3027
hand
לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
pânîym
H6440
face
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּנֹתָם֙
bath
H1323
daughter
נִקַּֽח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לָ֣נוּ
לְנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ
bath
H1323
daughter
נִתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
"These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For, behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
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King James Version Public Domain
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“These men peaceful with us, so let them settle in the land, and let them trade in it. And behold, the land broad of hands before them. We can take their daughters for ourselves as wives, and we can give our daughters to them.
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