Genesis 49:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 49:4 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 →
פַּ֤חַז
pachaz
H6349
wantonness
כַּמַּ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תּוֹתַ֔ר
yâthar
H3498
to remain
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
עָלִ֖יתָ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י
mishkâb
H4904
bed
אָבִ֑יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
אָ֥ז
ʼâz
H227
then
חִלַּ֖לְתָּ
châlal
H2490
to profane
יְצוּעִ֥י
yâtsûwaʻ
H3326
bed
עָלָֽה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
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
Boiling over as water, you shall not have the pre-eminence; Because you went up to your father's bed; Then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
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King James Version Public Domain
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Turbulent like waters, you will not excel, because you went up your father’s bed, and you defiled. He went up my couch! ts\*
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