Genesis 37:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:22 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֣ם
ʼêl
H413
to
רְאוּבֵן֮
Rᵉʼûwbên
H7205
Reuben
אַל
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִּשְׁפְּכוּ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
דָם֒
dâm
H1818
blood
הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
אֹת֗וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבּ֤וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וְיָ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּשְׁלְחוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
ב֑וֹ
לְמַ֗עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַצִּ֤יל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
אֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
מִיָּדָ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָבִֽיו
ʼâb
H1
father
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him"-- that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Reuben said to them, “Do not shed blood. Throw him into this cistern which in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him,” in order to rescue him from their hand, to return him to his father.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).