Genesis 37:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.”
Genesis 37:24 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 37:249 words
וַיִּקָּחֻהוּwayiqāḥuhûAnd take
וַיַּשְׁלִכוּwayašəliḵûAnd throw
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
הַבֹּרָהhabōrāhThe hole
וְהַבּוֹרwəhabwōrAnd the hole
רֵקrēqEmpty
אֵיןʾênNonentity
בּוֹbwōIn
מָיִםmāyimWaters
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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