Genesis 38:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:20 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוּדָ֜ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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גְּדִ֣י
gᵉdîy
H1423
kid
הָֽעִזִּ֗ים
ʻêz
H5795
female goat
בְּיַד֙
yâd
H3027
hand
רֵעֵ֣הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
הָֽעֲדֻלָּמִ֔י
ʻĂdullâmîy
H5726
Adullamite
לָקַ֥חַת
lâqach
H3947
to take
הָעֵרָב֖וֹן
ʻărâbôwn
H6162
security
מִיַּ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הָאִשָּׁ֑ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְלֹ֖א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְצָאָֽהּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
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World English Bible Public Domain
Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he didn't find her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Judah sent the kid goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to get back the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he did not find her.
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