Genesis 49:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 49:6 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 →
בְּסֹדָם֙
çôwd
H5475
council
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תָּבֹ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
נַפְשִׁ֔י
nephesh
H5315
soul
בִּקְהָלָ֖ם
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֵּחַ֣ד
yâchad
H3161
to join
כְּבֹדִ֑י
kâbôwd
H3519
glory
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
בְאַפָּם֙
ʼaph
H639
nose
הָ֣רְגוּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וּבִרְצֹנָ֖ם
râtsôwn
H7522
pleasure
עִקְּרוּ
ʻâqar
H6131
to pluck up
שֽׁוֹר
shôwr
H7794
ox
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World English Bible Public Domain
My soul, don't come into their council; My glory, don't be united to their assembly; For in their anger they killed a man, In their self-will they hamstrung an ox.
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King James Version Public Domain
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do not let my soul enter into their council! Do not let my glory join in their assembly, because in their anger they killed a man, and for their pleasure they hamstrung an ox.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).