Genesis 42:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:22 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 →
וַיַּעַן֩
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
רְאוּבֵ֨ן
Rᵉʼûwbên
H7205
Reuben
אֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
-
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲלוֹא֩
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָמַ֨רְתִּי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֛ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
בַיֶּ֖לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
דָּמ֖וֹ
dâm
H1818
blood
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נִדְרָֽשׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."
-
King James Version Public Domain
And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Reuben responded to them, saying, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the lad’? But you did not listen, so now behold, his blood is being accounted for!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).