Genesis 48:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:21 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
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מֵ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְהָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עִמָּכֶ֔ם
ʻim
H5973
with
וְהֵשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶתְכֶ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
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אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
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
Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, and God will be with you, and he will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).