Genesis 50:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 50:15 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 →
וַיִּרְא֤וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֲחֵֽי
ʼâch
H251
brother
יוֹסֵף֙
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
מֵ֣ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֲבִיהֶ֔ם
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֥וּ
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
יִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּ
sâṭam
H7852
to hate
יוֹסֵ֑ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וְהָשֵׁ֤ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יָשִׁיב֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
לָ֔נוּ
אֵ֚ת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
גָּמַ֖לְנוּ
gâmal
H1580
to recompense
אֹתֽוֹ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the brothers of Joseph saw that their father was dead, and they said, “What if Joseph hates us? Then he will surely repay us all the evil that we did to him!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).