Numbers 20:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 20:15 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 →
וַיֵּרְד֤וּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֲבֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʼâb
H1
father
מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
יָמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
רַבִּ֑ים
rab
H7227
many
וַיָּרֵ֥עוּ
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
לָ֛נוּ
מִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrîy
H4713
Egyptian
וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers:
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King James Version Public Domain
How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelled in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians did evil to us and to our fathers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).