Genesis 42:34 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:34 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 →
וְ֠הָבִיאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲחִיכֶ֣ם
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַקָּטֹן֮
qâṭân
H6996
small
אֵלַי֒
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאֵֽדְעָ֗ה
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְרַגְּלִים֙
râgal
H7270
to walk
אַתֶּ֔ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
כֵנִ֖ים
kên
H3651
thus
אַתֶּ֑ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲחִיכֶם֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֶתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶ֔ם
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
תִּסְחָֽרוּ
çâchar
H5503
to trade
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World English Bible Public Domain
Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. So I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then bring your youngest brother to me so that I will know that you not spies, that you honest. I will give your brother to you, and you trade the land.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).