Genesis 47:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹסֵף֙
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הֵן֩
hên
H2005
behold
קָנִ֨יתִי
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
אֶתְכֶ֥ם
ʼêth
H853
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הַיּ֛וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
לְפַרְעֹ֑ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
הֵֽא
hêʼ
H1887
behold
לָכֶ֣ם
זֶ֔רַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֲדָמָֽה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Joseph said to the people, "Behold, I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh. Behold, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Joseph said to the people, “Behold, today I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh. Here seed for you so that you can sow the ground.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).