Genesis 50:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 50:5 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 →
אָבִ֞י
ʼâb
H1
father
הִשְׁבִּיעַ֣נִי
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָנֹכִי֮
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מֵת֒
mûwth
H4191
to die
בְּקִבְרִ֗י
qeber
H6913
grave
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
כָּרִ֤יתִי
kârâh
H3738
to dig
לִי֙
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
שָׁ֖מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
תִּקְבְּרֵ֑נִי
qâbar
H6912
to bury
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אֶֽעֱלֶה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
נָּ֛א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה
qâbar
H6912
to bury
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אָבִ֖י
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאָשֽׁוּבָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
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World English Bible Public Domain
'My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. In my grave that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you must bury me.” So now, please let me go up and bury my father, then I will return.’”
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