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Genesis 37:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?


Genesis 37:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:1510 words
וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּwayiməṣāʾēhûAnd come
אִישׁʾîšMan
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
תֹעֶהtōʿehVacillate
בַּשָּׂדֶהbaśādehIn field
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּwayišəʾālēhûAnd inquire
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
מַהmahWhat?
תְּבַקֵּשׁtəvaqēšSearch
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּwayiməṣāʾēhûAnd come
אִישׁʾîšMan
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
תֹעֶהtōʿehVacillate
בַּשָּׂדֶהbaśādehIn field
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּwayišəʾālēhûAnd inquire
הָאִישׁhāʾîšThe man
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
מַהmahWhat?
תְּבַקֵּשׁtəvaqēšSearch

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