Genesis 41:49 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 41:49 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 →
וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר
tsâbar
H6651
to heap up
יוֹסֵ֥ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
בָּ֛ר
bâr
H1250
grain
כְּח֥וֹל
chôwl
H2344
sand
הַיָּ֖ם
yâm
H3220
sea
הַרְבֵּ֣ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
עַ֛ד
ʻad
H5704
until
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
חָדַ֥ל
châdal
H2308
to cease
לִסְפֹּ֖ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מִסְפָּֽר
miçpâr
H4557
number
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Joseph stored up grain like the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped measuring because it was without number.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).