Genesis 45:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 45:16 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 →
וְהַקֹּ֣ל
qôwl
H6963
voice
נִשְׁמַ֗ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בֵּ֤ית
bayith
H1004
house
פַּרְעֹה֙
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲחֵ֣י
ʼâch
H251
brother
יוֹסֵ֑ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וַיִּיטַב֙
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
פַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
וּבְעֵינֵ֖י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
עֲבָדָֽיו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
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
The report of it was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, "Joseph's brothers have come." It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the report was heard the house of Pharaoh, saying, “The brothers of Joseph have come.” And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).