Genesis 38:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 38:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
תִּֽקַּֽח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לָ֔הּ
פֶּ֖ן
pên
H6435
lest
נִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָב֑וּז
bûwz
H937
contempt
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁלַ֨חְתִּי֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַגְּדִ֣י
gᵉdîy
H1423
kid
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְאַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְצָאתָֽהּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
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
Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this kid, and you haven't found her."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Judah said, “Let her take for herself so that we do not become a laughingstock. Behold, I sent this kid, but you did not find her.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).