Genesis 45:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 45:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹסֵ֤ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶחָיו֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
יוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
הַע֥וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אָבִ֖י
ʼâb
H1
father
חָ֑י
chay
H2416
living
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכְל֤וּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
אֶחָיו֙
ʼâch
H251
brother
לַעֲנ֣וֹת
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֹת֔וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
נִבְהֲל֖וּ
bâhal
H926
to terrify
מִפָּנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
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
Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).