Genesis 37:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 37:9 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 →
וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם
châlam
H2492
to dream
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
חֲל֣וֹם
chălôwm
H2472
dream
אַחֵ֔ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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לְאֶחָ֑יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי
châlam
H2492
to dream
חֲלוֹם֙
chălôwm
H2472
dream
ע֔וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
וְהִנֵּ֧ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ
yârêach
H3394
moon
וְאַחַ֤ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
עָשָׂר֙
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים
kôwkâb
H3556
star
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לִֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he dreamed yet another dream, and he related it to his brothers. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed another dream, and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).