Genesis 45:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 45:5 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 →
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּ
ʻâtsab
H6087
to pain
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִ֨חַר֙
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם
mâkar
H4376
to sell
אֹתִ֖י
ʼêth
H853
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הֵ֑נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לְמִֽחְיָ֔ה
michyâh
H4241
sustenance
שְׁלָחַ֥נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לִפְנֵיכֶֽם
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, do not be grieved and do not let it burn in your eyes that you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you for the preservation of life.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).