Genesis 39:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 39:12 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 →
וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ
tâphas
H8610
to seize
בְּבִגְד֛וֹ
beged
H899
garment
לֵאמֹ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁכְבָ֣ה
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עִמִּ֑י
ʻim
H5973
with
וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
בִּגְדוֹ֙
beged
H899
garment
בְּיָדָ֔הּ
yâd
H3027
hand
וַיָּ֖נָס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
וַיֵּצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הַחֽוּצָה
chûwts
H2351
outside
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
She caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and went outside.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).