Genesis 9:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 9:2 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 →
וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם
môwrâʼ
H4172
fear
וְחִתְּכֶם֙
chath
H2844
terror
יִֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עַ֚ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חַיַּ֣ת
chay
H2416
living
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
ע֣וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
בְּכֹל֩
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ
râmas
H7430
to creep
הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
וּֽבְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
דְּגֵ֥י
dâg
H1709
fish
הַיָּ֖ם
yâm
H3220
sea
בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם
yâd
H3027
hand
נִתָּֽנוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
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
The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that the ground teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the fear of you and the dread of you will be on every living thing of the earth, including on every bird of the sky, on everything that moves on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. Into your hand they are given.
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