Genesis 42:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:36 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
אֲבִיהֶ֔ם
ʼâb
H1
father
אֹתִ֖י
ʼêth
H853
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שִׁכַּלְתֶּ֑ם
shâkôl
H7921
to be bereaved
יוֹסֵ֤ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֵינֶ֨נּוּ֙
ʼayin
H369
nothing
וְשִׁמְע֣וֹן
Shimʻôwn
H8095
Simeon
אֵינֶ֔נּוּ
ʼayin
H369
nothing
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בִּנְיָמִ֣ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
תִּקָּ֔חוּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
עָלַ֖י
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֻלָּֽנָה
kôl
H3605
all
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jacob, their father, said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me! Joseph is not! And Simeon is not! And you will take Benjamin! All things are against me!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).