GEN 37:26 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ Ἰούδας πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, τί χρήσιμον, ἐὰν ἀποκτείνωμεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν, καὶ κρύψωμεν τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ;
(Eipe de Youdas pros tous adelfous autou, ti ⱪraʸsimon, ean apokteinōmen ton adelfon haʸmōn, kai krupsōmen to haima autou; )

BrTr And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

ULT Then Judah said to his brothers, “What gain is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

UST So Judah urged to his brothers, “We will not gain anything by killing our brother and trying to hide it!

BSB § Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

OEB Judah said to his brothers, ‘What do we gain if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

WEBBE Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

LSV And Judah says to his brothers, “What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

FBV “What's the point of killing our brother?” Judah asked his brothers. “Then we'd have to cover up his death!

T4T Judah said to his older and younger brothers, “If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, ◄what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!► [RHQ]

LEB Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

BBE And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

ASV And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

DRA And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood?

YLT And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

Drby And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it that we kill our brother and secrete his blood?

RV And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?

Wbstr And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood.

KJB-1769 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
(And Yudah said unto his brethren/brothers, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? )

KJB-1611 And Iudah saide vnto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceale his blood?
(And Yudah said unto his brethren/brothers, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceale his blood?)

Bshps And Iuda sayde vnto his brethren: What auayleth it yf we slay our brother, and kepe his blood secrete?
(And Yudah said unto his brethren/brothers: What auayleth it if we slay our brother, and keep his blood secrete?)

Gnva Then Iudah said vnto his brethren, What auaileth it, if we slay our brother, though wee keepe his blood secret?
(Then Yudah said unto his brethren/brothers, What auaileth it, if we slay our brother, though we keep his blood secret? )

Cvdl Then saide Iuda vnto his brethre: what helpeth it vs, that we sleye oure brother, and hyde his bloude?
(Then said Yudah unto his brethren/brothers: what helpeth it us, that we slay/kill our brother, and hyde his blood?)

Wycl Therfor Judas seide to hise britheren, What schal it profite to vs, if we schulen sle oure brother, and schulen hide his blood?
(Therefore Yudas said to his brethren/brothers, What shall it profite to us, if we should slay/kill our brother, and should hide his blood?)

Luth Da sprach Juda zu seinen Brüdern: Was hilft‘s uns, daß wir unsern Bruder erwürgen und sein Blut verbergen?
(So spoke Yuda to his brothersn: What hilft‘s uns, that we/us unsern brother erwürgen and his blood verbergen?)

ClVg Dixit ergo Judas fratribus suis: Quid nobis prodest si occiderimus fratrem nostrum, et celaverimus sanguinem ipsius?
(Dixit therefore Yudas fratribus to_his_own: What us prodest when/but_if occiderimus brother nostrum, and celaverimus sanguinem ipsius? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל אֶחָ֑י⁠ו

and=he/it_said Yehuda to/towards brothers_of,his

Alternate translation: “Then Judah asked his brothers,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה בֶּ֗צַע

what? profit

Judah uses a rhetorical question here to emphasize his point. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “What will we gain”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּ֤י נַהֲרֹג֙ אֶת אָחִ֔י⁠נוּ וְ⁠כִסִּ֖ינוּ אֶת דָּמֽ⁠וֹ

that/for/because/then/when kill DOM brother_of,our and,cover_up DOM blood_of,his

The phrase cover up is an idiom that means to prevent people from knowing about something evil that was done. Also, the phrase his blood is an idiom that refers to Joseph’s death. Alternate translation: “if we kill our brother and try to keep people from finding out about it”

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