Genesis 47:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:17 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 →
וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִקְנֵיהֶם֮
miqneh
H4735
cattle
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹסֵף֒
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶם֩
יוֹסֵ֨ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
לֶ֜חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
בַּסּוּסִ֗ים
çûwç
H5483
horse
וּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה
miqneh
H4735
cattle
הַצֹּ֛אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּבְמִקְנֵ֥ה
miqneh
H4735
cattle
הַבָּקָ֖ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וּבַחֲמֹרִ֑ים
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וַיְנַהֲלֵ֤ם
nâhal
H5095
to lead
בַּלֶּ֨חֶם֙
lechem
H3899
bread
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מִקְנֵהֶ֔ם
miqneh
H4735
cattle
בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה
shâneh
H8141
year
הַהִֽוא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
They brought their cattle to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave bread to them for the horses and for the herd of sheep and for the herd of cattle and for the donkeys. So he provided them with bread in that year for all their livestock.
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