Genesis 44:32 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 44:32 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
עַבְדְּךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
עָרַ֣ב
ʻârab
H6148
to pledge
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנַּ֔עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
מֵעִ֥ם
ʻim
H5973
with
אָבִ֖י
ʼâb
H1
father
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲבִיאֶ֨נּוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְחָטָ֥אתִי
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
לְאָבִ֖י
ʼâb
H1
father
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'
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King James Version Public Domain
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For your servant guaranteed the young man to my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him to you, then I will have sinned against my father all the days.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).