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“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her, instead.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And her father{H1} said{H559}{(H8799)}, I verily{H559}{(H8800)} thought{H559}{(H8804)} that thou hadst utterly{H8130}{(H8800)} hated{H8130}{(H8804)} her; therefore I gave{H5414}{(H8799)} her to thy companion{H4828}: is not her younger{H6996} sister{H269} fairer{H2896} than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
Strong's King James
and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister—the young one—better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.’
Young's Literal Translation
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