Genesis 47:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:15 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 →
וַיִּתֹּ֣ם
tâmam
H8552
to be complete
הַכֶּ֗סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַיִם֮
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַעַן֒
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
וַיָּבֹאוּ֩
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
מִצְרַ֨יִם
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹסֵ֤ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
לֵאמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָֽבָה
yâhab
H3051
to give
לָּ֣נוּ
לֶ֔חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וְלָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
נָמ֖וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ
neged
H5048
before
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אָפֵ֖ס
ʼâphêç
H656
to cease
כָּֽסֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
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
When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, "Give us bread, for why should we die in your presence? For our money fails."
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King James Version Public Domain
And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the silver was consumed from the land of Egypt and from the land of Canaan, and all Egypt came to Joseph, saying, “Give us bread! And why should we die before you? For the silver is gone!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).