Genesis 35:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 35:22 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בָּאָ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הַהִ֔וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
רְאוּבֵ֔ן
Rᵉʼûwbên
H7205
Reuben
וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
בִּלְהָה֙
Bilhâh
H1090
Bilhah
פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ
pîylegesh
H6370
concubine
אָבִ֔יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
שְׁנֵ֥ים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עָשָֽׂר
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened while Israel was living in that land, then Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the concubine of his father, and Israel heard. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).