“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
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אַחַ֖/יʾaḥay
brothers mynounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
אָנֹכִ֣יʾānōkiy
IprepH595
me · which
מְבַקֵּ֑שׁməbaqēš
am seekingverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
הַגִּֽידָ/הhagiydāh
tell !verbH5046
certainly · certify · declare · denounce ···
נָּ֣אnāʾ
pleaseparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
לִ֔/יliy
pron
אֵיפֹ֖הʾēypōh
where?particleH375
where
הֵ֥םhēm
are theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
רֹעִֽיםrōʿiym
pasturingverbH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
ℹWords 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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