Genesis 37:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.”

Genesis 37:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:218 words

וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear

רְאוּבֵןrəʾûvēnReuben

וַיַּצִּלֵהוּwayaṣilēhûAnd snatch

מִיָּדָםmîdāmFrom hand

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לֹאlōʾNot

נַכֶּנּוּnakenûStrike

נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešBreathing creature

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear

רְאוּבֵןrəʾûvēnReuben

וַיַּצִּלֵהוּwayaṣilēhûAnd snatch

מִיָּדָםmîdāmFrom hand

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לֹאlōʾNot

נַכֶּנּוּnakenûStrike

נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešBreathing creature

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