Genesis 37:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:25 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 →
וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לֶֽאֱכָל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לֶחֶם֒
lechem
H3899
bread
וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיִּרְא֔וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֹרְחַ֣ת
ʼôrᵉchâh
H736
caravan
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים
Yishmâʻêʼlîy
H3459
Ishmaelite
בָּאָ֖ה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִגִּלְעָ֑ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣ם
gâmâl
H1581
camel
נֹֽשְׂאִ֗ים
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
נְכֹאת֙
nᵉkôʼth
H5219
spice
וּצְרִ֣י
tsᵉrîy
H6875
balm
וָלֹ֔ט
lôṭ
H3910
myrrh
הוֹלְכִ֖ים
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לְהוֹרִ֥יד
yârad
H3381
to go down
מִצְרָֽיְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they sat down to eat bread, and they lifted their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying spices and balm and myrrh they were going to take down to Egypt.
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