Genesis 37:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.”
Genesis 37:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 37:1611 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶתʾet—
אַחַיʾaḥayBrother
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
מְבַקֵּשׁməvaqēšSearch
הַגִּידָהhagîdāhFront
נָּאnāʾ'I pray'
לִיlîTo
אֵיפֹהʾêp̄ōhWhat place?
הֵםhēmThey
רֹעִיםrōʿîmTend
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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