Genesis 42:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:24 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 →
וַיִּסֹּ֥ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וַיָּ֤שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֲלֵהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיִּקַּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֵֽאִתָּם֙
ʼêth
H854
with
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שִׁמְע֔וֹן
Shimʻôwn
H8095
Simeon
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ר
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
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World English Bible Public Domain
He turned himself about from them, and wept, and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he turned away from them and cried. Then he turned back toward them and spoke to them. Then he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.
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