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Genesis 37:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.


Genesis 37:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:127 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֵּלְכ֖וּwayēləkw
awayconjH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
אֶחָ֑י/וʾeḥāyw
brothers hisnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
לִ/רְע֛וֹתlirəʿwōt
to pasturepronH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
אֶׄתׄʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
צֹ֥אןṣōʾn
the flock ofnounH6629
flock · lamb · sheep(-cote · -fold ···
אֲבִי/הֶ֖םʾăbiyhem
father theirnounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
בִּ/שְׁכֶֽםbišəkem
at ShechempronH7927
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago
God's sovereignty revealed - Genesis 37
Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is fa...
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