Genesis 4:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:14 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 →
הֵן֩
hên
H2005
behold
גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ
gârash
H1644
to drive out
אֹתִ֜י
ʼêth
H853
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הַיּ֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
מֵעַל֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
אֶסָּתֵ֑ר
çâthar
H5641
to hide
וְהָיִ֜יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נָ֤ע
nûwaʻ
H5128
to shake
וָנָד֙
nûwd
H5110
to shake
בָּאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְהָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
מֹצְאִ֖י
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי
hârag
H2026
to kill
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, today you are driving me from the surface of the ground, and I will be hidden from your presence. And I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and it will be everyone who finds me will kill me!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).