Genesis 47:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:19 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 →
לָ֧מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
נָמ֣וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
קְנֵֽה
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
אֹתָ֥נוּ
ʼêth
H853
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וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַדְמָתֵ֖נוּ
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
בַּלָּ֑חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
וְאַדְמָתֵ֨נוּ֙
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
עֲבָדִ֣ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לְפַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
וְתֶן
nâthan
H5414
to give
זֶ֗רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
וְנִֽחְיֶה֙
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נָמ֔וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵשָֽׁם
yâsham
H3456
to ruin
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate."
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for the bread, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give seed so that we will live and not die, and the land will not be desolate!”
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