Genesis 47:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 47:6 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 →
אֶ֤רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לְפָנֶ֣יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
הִ֔וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּמֵיטַ֣ב
mêyṭâb
H4315
best
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הוֹשֵׁ֥ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָבִ֖יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַחֶ֑יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
יֵשְׁבוּ֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
גֹּ֔שֶׁן
Gôshen
H1657
Goshen
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָדַ֗עְתָּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וְיֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
בָּם֙
אַנְשֵׁי
ʼîysh
H376
man
חַ֔יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם
sûwm
H7760
to put
שָׂרֵ֥י
sar
H8269
prince
מִקְנֶ֖ה
miqneh
H4735
cattle
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לִֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my cattle."
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King James Version Public Domain
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The land of Egypt before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best land; let them settle in the land of Goshen. And if you know that there are men of ability among them, then appoint them overseers of livestock over that to me.”
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