Genesis 44:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 44:7 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
לָ֚מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲדֹנִ֔י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
חָלִ֨ילָה֙
châlîylâh
H2486
God forbid
לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כַּדָּבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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
They said to him, "Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they said to him, “Why does my lord speak words like those? Far be it from your servants to do something like that!
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