Genesis 48:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַחֲרֵי֙
ʼachar
H310
after
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְיוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָבִ֖יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
חֹלֶ֑ה
châlâh
H2470
to be sick
וַיִּקַּ֞ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שְׁנֵ֤י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בָנָיו֙
bên
H1121
son
עִמּ֔וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה
Mᵉnashsheh
H4519
Manasseh
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶפְרָֽיִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened after these things, that someone said to Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick." He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened after those things that said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” So he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).