Genesis 37:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”

Genesis 37:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:189 words

וַיִּרְאוּwayirəʾûAnd see

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

מֵרָחֹקmērāḥōqFrom remote

וּבְטֶרֶםûvəṭeremAnd in non-occurrence

יִקְרַבyiqəravApproach

אֲלֵיהֶםʾălêhemNear

וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּwayitənakəlûAnd defraud

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

לַהֲמִיתוֹlahămîtwōTo die

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּרְאוּwayirəʾûAnd see

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

מֵרָחֹקmērāḥōqFrom remote

וּבְטֶרֶםûvəṭeremAnd in non-occurrence

יִקְרַבyiqəravApproach

אֲלֵיהֶםʾălêhemNear

וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּwayitənakəlûAnd defraud

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

לַהֲמִיתוֹlahămîtwōTo die

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