Genesis 42:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 42:37 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
רְאוּבֵן֙
Rᵉʼûwbên
H7205
Reuben
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָבִ֣יו
ʼâb
H1
father
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׁנֵ֤י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בָנַי֙
bên
H1121
son
תָּמִ֔ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֑יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
תְּנָ֤ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יָדִ֔י
yâd
H3027
hand
וַאֲנִ֖י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלֶֽיךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Reuben said to his father, saying, “You may kill my two sons if I do not bring him to you. Put him in my hand, and I will return him to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).