Genesis 37:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:27 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 →
לְכ֞וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ
mâkar
H4376
to sell
לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים
Yishmâʻêʼlîy
H3459
Ishmaelite
וְיָדֵ֨נוּ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ב֔וֹ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָחִ֥ינוּ
ʼâch
H251
brother
בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶחָֽיו
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh." His brothers listened to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites so that our hand will not be on him. For he our brother, our flesh.” And his brothers listened.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).