Genesis 48:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:19 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 →
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
אָבִ֗יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
בְנִי֙
bên
H1121
son
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְּעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִגְדָּ֑ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
וְאוּלָ֗ם
ʼûwlâm
H199
but
אָחִ֤יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַקָּטֹן֙
qâṭân
H6996
small
יִגְדַּ֣ל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
וְזַרְע֖וֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מְלֹֽא
mᵉlôʼ
H4393
fulness
הַגּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
H1471
nation
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World English Bible Public Domain
His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."
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King James Version Public Domain
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He will also become a people, and he will also be great. Nevertheless his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”
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