Genesis 46:34 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 46:34 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 →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַנְשֵׁ֨י
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִקְנֶ֜ה
miqneh
H4735
cattle
הָי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
מִנְּעוּרֵ֣ינוּ
nâʻûwr
H5271
youth
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עַ֔תָּה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
בַּעֲב֗וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
תֵּשְׁבוּ֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
גֹּ֔שֶׁן
Gôshen
H1657
Goshen
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
תוֹעֲבַ֥ת
tôwʻêbah
H8441
abomination
מִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
רֹ֥עֵה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
צֹֽאן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
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
that you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."
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King James Version Public Domain
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then you should say, ‘Your servants have been livestock men from our youth and until now, both we also our fathers,’ so that you can settle in the land of Goshen, because every herder of sheep an abomination Egyptians.”
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