Genesis 43:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 43:29 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 →
וַיִּשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
עֵינָ֗יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיַּ֞רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בִּנְיָמִ֣ין
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
אָחִיו֮
ʼâch
H251
brother
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אִמּוֹ֒
ʼêm
H517
mother
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲזֶה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲחִיכֶ֣ם
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַקָּטֹ֔ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֑י
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יָחְנְךָ֖
chânan
H2603
to be gracious
בְּנִֽי
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother's son, and said, "Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?" He said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he lifted his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and he said, “Is this your youngest brother whom you spoke to me?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”
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