Genesis 44:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 44:18 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 →
וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיֹּאמֶר֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בִּ֣י
bîy
H994
please
אֲדֹנִי֒
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
יְדַבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
נָ֨א
nâʼ
H4994
please
עַבְדְּךָ֤
ʻebed
H5650
servant
דָבָר֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
אֲדֹנִ֔י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִ֥חַר
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
אַפְּךָ֖
ʼaph
H639
nose
בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
כָמ֖וֹךָ
kᵉmôw
H3644
like
כְּפַרְעֹֽה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Judah came near to him, and said, "Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and don't let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Judah went near to him and said, “Please, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and do not let your anger burn against your servant, since you like Pharaoh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).