Genesis 42:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:27 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 →
וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח
pâthach
H6605
to open
הָאֶחָ֜ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שַׂקּ֗וֹ
saq
H8242
sackcloth
לָתֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
מִסְפּ֛וֹא
miçpôwʼ
H4554
fodder
לַחֲמֹר֖וֹ
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
בַּמָּל֑וֹן
mâlôwn
H4411
inn
וַיַּרְא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כַּסְפּ֔וֹ
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּפִ֥י
peh
H6310
mouth
אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ
ʼamtachath
H572
sack
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World English Bible Public Domain
As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging-place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then one opened his sack to give fodder to his donkey at the lodging place, and he saw his silver, and behold, it in the mouth of his sack!
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