Genesis 37:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:7 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 →
וְ֠הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֲנַ֜חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
מְאַלְּמִ֤ים
ʼâlam
H481
to bind
אֲלֻמִּים֙
ʼălummâh
H485
sheaf
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וְהִנֵּ֛ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
קָ֥מָה
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י
ʼălummâh
H485
sheaf
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
נִצָּ֑בָה
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
תְסֻבֶּ֨ינָה֙
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼălummâh
H485
sheaf
וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי
ʼălummâh
H485
sheaf
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World English Bible Public Domain
for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves came around, and bowed down to my sheaf."
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King James Version Public Domain
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, we were binding sheaves in the middle of a field, and behold, my sheaf got up and also stood upright, and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).