Genesis 45:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 45:9 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 →
מַהֲרוּ֮
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
וַעֲל֣וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָבִי֒
ʼâb
H1
father
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
כֹּ֤ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בִּנְךָ֣
bên
H1121
son
יוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
שָׂמַ֧נִי
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לְאָד֖וֹן
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מִצְרָ֑יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
רְדָ֥ה
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּעֲמֹֽד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says, "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don't wait.
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King James Version Public Domain
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘This your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).