Genesis 42:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:21 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָחִ֗יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֲבָל֮
ʼăbâl
H61
surely
אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים
ʼâshêm
H818
guilty
אֲנַחְנוּ֮
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אָחִינוּ֒
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
רָאִ֜ינוּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
צָרַ֥ת
tsârâh
H6869
distress
נַפְשׁ֛וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ
chânan
H2603
to be gracious
אֵלֵ֖ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּן֙
kên
H3651
thus
בָּ֣אָה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֵ֔ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
הַצָּרָ֖ה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
הַזֹּֽאת
zôʼth
H2063
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said one to another, "We are most assuredly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come on us."
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then each said to his brother, “We truly guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, but we did not listen. For that this distress has come upon us.”
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