Genesis 37:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:2 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 →
אֵ֣לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
תֹּלְד֣וֹת
tôwlᵉdâh
H8435
generations
יַעֲקֹ֗ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
יוֹסֵ֞ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שְׁבַֽע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
שָׁנָה֙
shâneh
H8141
year
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
רֹעֶ֤ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
אֶחָיו֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
בַּצֹּ֔אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וְה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נַ֗עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
בִלְהָ֛ה
Bilhâh
H1090
Bilhah
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
זִלְפָּ֖ה
Zilpâh
H2153
Zilpah
נְשֵׁ֣י
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אָבִ֑יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיָּבֵ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יוֹסֵ֛ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּבָּתָ֥ם
dibbâh
H1681
slander
רָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲבִיהֶֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
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King James Version Public Domain
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
These the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, was shepherding the flock with his brothers, and he a young man with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father.
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