Genesis 44:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 44:4 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 →
הֵ֠ם
hêm
H1992
they
יָֽצְא֣וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִיר֮
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִרְחִיקוּ֒
râchaq
H7368
to be far
וְיוֹסֵ֤ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
ק֥וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
רְדֹ֖ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם֙
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
לָ֛מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
שִׁלַּמְתֶּ֥ם
shâlam
H7999
to be at peace
רָעָ֖ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
טוֹבָֽה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, "Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They had left the city, they had not gone far, and Joseph said to who over his house, “Get up, follow after the men, and you overtake them, then say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
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