Genesis 47:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:4 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פַּרְעֹ֗ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לָג֣וּר
gûwr
H1481
to sojourn
בָּאָרֶץ֮
ʼerets
H776
land
בָּאנוּ֒
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מִרְעֶ֗ה
mirʻeh
H4829
pasture
לַצֹּאן֙
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
כָבֵ֥ד
kâbêd
H3515
heavy
הָרָעָ֖ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנָ֑עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
וְעַתָּ֛ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
יֵֽשְׁבוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
גֹּֽשֶׁן
Gôshen
H1657
Goshen
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
They said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as foreigners in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants' flocks. For the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen."
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King James Version Public Domain
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, because there is not pasture for the flock that to your servants, because the famine heavy in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.”
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