Genesis 37:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;”

Genesis 37:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:2316 words

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

בָּאbāʾGo

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶלʾelNear

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּwayap̄əšîṭûAnd spread out

אֶתʾet—

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾet—

כֻּתָּנְתּוֹkutānətwōShirt

אֶתʾet—

כְּתֹנֶתkətōnetShirt

הַפַּסִּיםhapasîmThe long and sleeved tunic

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

בָּאbāʾGo

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶלʾelNear

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּwayap̄əšîṭûAnd spread out

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

כֻּתָּנְתּוֹkutānətwōShirt

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

כְּתֹנֶתkətōnetShirt

הַפַּסִּיםhapasîmThe long and sleeved tunic

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

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