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OEB The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from my native land and who solemnly promised me, “To your children I will give this land,” will send his messenger before you and there you will get a wife for my son.
WEBBE The LORD, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath, ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there.
LSV YHWH, God of the heavens, who has taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, To your seed I give this land, He sends His messenger before you, and you have taken a wife for my son from there;
FBV “The Lord, the God of heaven, took me from my family home and my own country. He spoke to me and swore an oath to me in which he promised, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ He is the one who will send his angel ahead of you so that you can find a wife there for my son.
T4T Yahweh God, who created the heavens, brought me here. He brought me from my father’s household, and from the land where my relatives lived. He spoke to me and made a solemn promise to me, saying, ‘I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants.’ He will send an angel who will go there ahead of you, and enable you to get a wife for my son there and bring her to live here.
LEB Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘to your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
BBE The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.
Moff No Moff GEN book available
JPS The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke unto me, and who swore unto me, saying: Unto thy seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
ASV Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
DRA The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son.
YLT Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence;
Drby Jehovah the [fn]God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land — he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.
RV The LORD, the God of heaven, that took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
Wbstr The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
KJB-1769 ¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
(¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy/your seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. )
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]The LORD God of heauen which tooke mee from my fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake vnto mee, and that sware vnto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
Bshps The Lorde God of heauen whiche toke me from my fathers house, & from the land of my kinred, and which spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, vnto thy seede wyll I geue this lande: he shall sende his angell before thee, and thou shalt take a wyfe vnto my sonne from thence.
(The Lord God of heaven which took me from my fathers house, and from the land of my kinred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, unto thy/your seed will I give this land: he shall send his angell before thee/you, and thou/you shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.)
Gnva The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence.
(The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was born, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy/your seed will I give this land, he shall send his Angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. )
Cvdl The LORDE, the God of heauen, which toke me fro my fathers house and from the londe of my kynred, and that talked with me, and sware also vnto me, and sayde: Vnto yi sede wyll I geue this londe: Euen he shall sende his angell before the, that thou maiest brynge my sonne a wife from thence.
(The LORD, the God of heaven, which took me from my fathers house and from the land of my kynred, and that talked with me, and sware also unto me, and said: Unto yi seed will I give this londe: Even he shall send his angell before them, that thou/you mayest/may bring my son a wife from thence.)
Wycl the Lord of heuene that took me fro the hows of my fadir, and fro the lond of my birthe, which spak to me, and swoor, and seide, Y schal yyue this lond to thi seed, he schal sende his aungel bifore thee, and thou schalt take fro thennus a wijf to my sone; forsothe if the womman nyle sue thee,
(the Lord of heaven that took me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, which spake to me, and swoor, and said, I shall give this land to thy/your seed, he shall send his angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt take from thence a wife to my son; forsothe if the woman nyle sue thee/you,)
Luth Der HErr, der GOtt des Himmels, der mich von meines Vaters Hause genommen hat und von meiner Heimat, der mir geredet und mir auch geschworen hat und gesagt: Dies Land will ich deinem Samen geben, der wird seinen Engel vor dir her senden, daß du meinem Sohn daselbst ein Weib nehmest.
(The LORD, the/of_the God the heavens, the/of_the me from my father house taken has and from my Heimat, the/of_the to_me geredet and to_me also geschworen has and said: This/These Land will I your seed/seeds geben, the/of_the becomes his angel before/in_front_of you/to_you her senden, that you my son there a woman nehmest.)
ClVg Dominus Deus cæli, qui tulit me de domo patris mei, et de terra nativitatis meæ, qui locutus est mihi, et juravit mihi, dicens: Semini tuo dabo terram hanc: ipse mittet angelum suum coram te, et accipies inde uxorem filio meo:
(Master God cæli, who took me about at_home of_the_father my/mine, and about earth/land nativitatis meæ, who spoke it_is mihi, and he_promised mihi, saying: Semini tuo dabo the_earth/land hanc: exactly_that/himself mittet a_messenger/angel his_own before you(sg), and accipies inde wife filio meo: )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
YHWH god the=heavens
Make sure it is clear in your translation that verse 7 gives the reason for verse 6. Also, consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here, and see how you translated the God of the heavens in verse 3. Alternate translation: “because Yahweh, the God who created the heavens,”
וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ מֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒
and,from,land native,my
Alternate translation: “and from the land where the rest of my family live,”
וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּר לִ֜י וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִֽשְׁבַּֽע לִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר
and=which he/it_had_said to=me and=which swore to=me to=say
Alternate translation: “and he made an vow to me and said,” or “and he made an unbreakable promise to me and said,”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ אֶתֵּ֖ן אֶת הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את
to,offspring,your give DOM the=earth/land the,this
The phrase this land refers to the land of Canaan here, not the land where Abraham’s relatives lived. Make sure that is clear in your translation. Also, consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded quote with a direct quote or an indirect quote. Alternate translation: “I will give this land to your offspring” or “that he will give this land where we live to my descendants”
ה֗וּא יִשְׁלַ֤ח מַלְאָכוֹ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
he/it he/it_will_send_out/away angel,his to=your=face
If you begin a new sentence here, make sure that the previous sentence is well-formed and complete in your language. Also, see how you translated angel in Gen 22:11, 15. Alternate translation: “He will send one of his angels ahead of you to guide you,”
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥
and,take
Alternate translation: “so that you will be able to find” or “so that you can get”
אִשָּׁ֛ה לִבְנִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם
woman/wife for,son,my from=there
See how you translated “take/find a wife for” in verses 3-4. Alternate translation: “a wife from there for my son to marry” or “a wife from my home land for my son to marry.”
