Genesis 43:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 43:16 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 →
וַיַּ֨רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יוֹסֵ֣ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אִתָּם֮
ʼêth
H854
with
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בִּנְיָמִין֒
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
הָבֵ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַבָּ֑יְתָה
bayith
H1004
house
וּטְבֹ֤חַ
ṭâbach
H2873
to slaughter
טֶ֨בַח֙
ṭebach
H2874
slaughter
וְהָכֵ֔ן
kûwn
H3559
to be established
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אִתִּ֛י
ʼêth
H854
with
יֹאכְל֥וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
בַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם
tsôhar
H6672
noon
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, and butcher an animal, and make ready; for the men will dine with me at noon."
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joseph saw Benjamin with them. Then he said to who over his house, “Take the men to the house, and slaughter an animal and prepare, because the men will eat with me at noon.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).