Genesis 37:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:20 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 →
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לְכ֣וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֨הוּ֙
shâlak
H7993
to throw
בְּאַחַ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַבֹּר֔וֹת
bôwr
H953
pit
וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חַיָּ֥ה
chay
H2416
living
רָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְנִרְאֶ֕ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יִּהְי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֲלֹמֹתָֽיו
chălôwm
H2472
dream
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World English Bible Public Domain
Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, 'An evil animal has devoured him.' We will see what will become of his dreams."
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King James Version Public Domain
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So now, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns. Then we will say an evil animal devoured him, and we will see what his dreams become!”
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