Genesis 38:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָנֹכִ֛י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
גְּדִֽי
gᵉdîy
H1423
kid
עִזִּ֖ים
ʻêz
H5795
female goat
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַצֹּ֑אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תִּתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
עֵרָב֖וֹן
ʻărâbôwn
H6162
security
עַ֥ד
ʻad
H5704
until
שָׁלְחֶֽךָ
shâlach
H7971
to send
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock." She said, "Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “I will send a kid goat from the flock.” And she said, “If you will give a pledge until you send.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).