Genesis 37:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
אֶחָ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
תִּמְלֹךְ֙
mâlak
H4427
to reign
עָלֵ֔ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
מָשׁ֥וֹל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
תִּמְשֹׁ֖ל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בָּ֑נוּ
וַיּוֹסִ֤פוּ
yâçaph
H3254
to add
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
שְׂנֹ֣א
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
אֹת֔וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
חֲלֹמֹתָ֖יו
chălôwm
H2472
dream
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דְּבָרָֽיו
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
His brothers said to him, "Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?" They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
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King James Version Public Domain
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then his brothers said to him, “Will you really reign over us? Will you really rule over us?” And they continued to hate him even more because of his dreams and because of his words.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).