Genesis 37:26 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?”

Genesis 37:26 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:2613 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah

אֶלʾelNear

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

מַהmahWhat?

בֶּצַעbeṣaʿPlunder

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

נַהֲרֹגnahărōgSmite

אֶתʾet—

אָחִינוּʾāḥînûBrother

וְכִסִּינוּwəḵisînûAnd plump

אֶתʾet—

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah

אֶלʾelNear

אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother

מַהmahWhat?

בֶּצַעbeṣaʿPlunder

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

נַהֲרֹגnahărōgSmite

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אָחִינוּʾāḥînûBrother

וְכִסִּינוּwəḵisînûAnd plump

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

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