Numbers 27:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 27:4 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 →
לָ֣מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יִגָּרַ֤ע
gâraʻ
H1639
to diminish
שֵׁם
shêm
H8034
name
אָבִ֨ינוּ֙
ʼâb
H1
father
מִתּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֔וֹ
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
ל֖וֹ
בֵּ֑ן
bên
H1121
son
תְּנָה
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָּ֣נוּ
אֲחֻזָּ֔ה
ʼăchuzzâh
H272
possession
בְּת֖וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
אֲחֵ֥י
ʼâch
H251
brother
אָבִֽינוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
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
Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.
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King James Version Public Domain
Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from the midst of his clan because there is no son for him? Give to us a possession in the midst of the brothers of our father.”
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