Genesis 37:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.”

Genesis 37:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 37:2911 words

וַיָּשָׁבwayāšāvAnd turn

רְאוּבֵןrəʾûvēnReuben

אֶלʾelNear

הַבּוֹרhabwōrThe hole

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

אֵיןʾênNonentity

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

בַּבּוֹרbabwōrIn hole

וַיִּקְרַעwayiqəraʿAnd rend

אֶתʾet—

בְּגָדָיוbəgādāywCovering

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

Word-by-word meanings

וַיָּשָׁבwayāšāvAnd turn

רְאוּבֵןrəʾûvēnReuben

אֶלʾelNear

הַבּוֹרhabwōrThe hole

וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!

אֵיןʾênNonentity

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

בַּבּוֹרbabwōrIn hole

וַיִּקְרַעwayiqəraʿAnd rend

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּגָדָיוbəgādāywCovering

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