Genesis 50:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 50:17 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 →
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
תֹאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְיוֹסֵ֗ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אָ֣נָּ֡א
ʼânnâʼ
H577
I beseech you
שָׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
נָ֠א
nâʼ
H4994
please
פֶּ֣שַׁע
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
אַחֶ֤יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְחַטָּאתָם֙
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
רָעָ֣ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
גְמָל֔וּךָ
gâmal
H1580
to recompense
וְעַתָּה֙
ʻattâh
H6258
now
שָׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
נָ֔א
nâʼ
H4994
please
לְפֶ֥שַׁע
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
עַבְדֵ֖י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אָבִ֑יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
יוֹסֵ֖ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
בְּדַבְּרָ֥ם
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלָֽיו
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
"So you shall tell Joseph, 'Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘This you must say to Joseph: “I beg, please forgive the crime of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ So now, please forgive the crime of the servants of your father’s God.” And Joseph cried when they spoke to him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).