Genesis 38:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:18 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 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮
ʻărâbôwn
H6162
security
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֶתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָּךְ֒
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חֹתָֽמְךָ֙
chôwthâm
H2368
seal
וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ
pâthîyl
H6616
cord
וּמַטְּךָ֖
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
וַיִּתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָּ֛הּ
וַיָּבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֖יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וַתַּ֥הַר
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "What pledge will I give you?" She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said, “What the pledge that I should give to you?” And she said, “Your signet and your cord and your staff that in your hand.” So he gave to her and went to her, and she conceived by him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).